Typhoon Bavi drives mass evacuations in eastern China as death toll rises in the Philippines
China has now moved more than 2 million people from risk areas as Typhoon Bavi approaches the country's east coast, with the storm forecast to reach Zhejiang province near Wenzhou overnight. Officials said more than 1.7 million people were evacuated in Zhejiang alone, while another 100,000 were moved in neighbouring Fujian province as authorities prepared for heavy rain, strong winds and possible flooding. The typhoon has already passed southern Japan and northern Taiwan, where it caused disruption before weakening slightly.The storm was reported to have sustained winds of up to 144 km/h on Saturday morning, and meteorologists said it was... [Continue Reading]
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Noontime News Recap: Trump escalates Iran warning as Kyiv hit, Spain wildfire eases and Asia braces for typhoon
President Donald Trump has sharply escalated his warning to Iran after reports of a fresh alleged assassination plot and chants for his death at the funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, saying the United States could respond with massive military retaliation. 🔗 He later posted that missiles were “locked and loaded” and aimed at Iran, intensifying already high tensions between Washington and Tehran. 🔗New satellite imagery suggests Iran has started rebuilding the Taleghan 2 underground site inside the Parchin Military Complex after it was damaged in US strikes, a sign that work at sensitive nuclear related facilities is continuing... [Continue Reading]
Super Typhoon Bavi kills at least 15 in the Philippines as Taiwan braces for impact
Super Typhoon Bavi has killed at least 15 people in the Philippines and forced more than 2,000 people to leave their homes in Taiwan as it moves across the western Pacific. The storm was advancing toward Taiwan on Friday, with authorities warning that it could also affect remote southwest Japanese islands before later reaching China. In the Philippines, the deaths were linked to two landslides caused by heavy rain on the island of Mindanao.Authorities said six people were still missing in Mindanao after the landslides, which were triggered by rainfall intensified by the storm. In Taiwan, the city of Keelung... [Continue Reading]
Super Typhoon Bavi makes landfall on Rota as major damage is reported
Super Typhoon Bavi has made landfall on the US territorial island of Rota in the western Pacific, bringing powerful winds and torrential rain to the Northern Mariana Islands. Local officials said they had already received reports of major damage as the storm moved across the island. The weather service had warned that the system posed an imminent danger to life.Lou Rosario, a public information officer at the Rota Municipal Operations Center, said residents were experiencing heavy winds and flooding and that some people were already reporting major damage. He also said some cellphone services were down after a tower fell.... [Continue Reading]
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