Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz has declared a national emergency to address the effects of El Nino. Paz said it will facilitate the mobilisation of financial and human resources, improve...
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Typhoon Champi kills one, injures over 500 in Taiwan, disrupts flights and power supply.
Typhoon Champi swept past Taiwan today, claiming one life and injuring more than 500, while bringing down trees, disrupting flights and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of...
Taiwan is largely shut down today as Typhoon Champi is approaching the island, threatening strong winds and severe rain. Although the storm has weakened and is not expected to...
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WMO Warns El Niño Could Become One of the Strongest Since 1950, Peak Expected in December.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has said that the prevailing El Nino conditions will continue to intensify ahead of its forecast peak in December this year. According to WMO’s...
At least eight people have died as record rainfall pummelled eastern Japan and left thousands stranded at Tokyo’s Narita Airport. The rains, which authorities have described as “unprecedented”, cut...
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Millions across Europe swelter through a new wave of extreme temperatures.
Repeat heatwaves and drought have fuelled a historically hot summer of wildfires, and contributed to the deaths of thousands of people. Millions of people across Europe, particularly in France,...
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Typhoon Bavi makes landfall in eastern China’s Taizhou after nearly 2 million evacuated.
Typhoon Bavi made landfall late last night in the coastal city of Taizhou in eastern China, where nearly two million people were evacuated, having earlier hit Japan’s southern Sakishima...
China evacuated more than 1.8 million people on Saturday as Typhoon Bavi churned toward the major eastern city of Wenzhou after pummeling Japan’s southern Sakishima island chain with heavy...
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Rescue operations underway after boat carrying Indian tourists capsizes near Phu Quoc Island.
A speedboat carrying Indian tourists capsized near Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island today. According to local media reports, 15 people are feared dead, while 21 people were rescued. The boat,...
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Typhoon Bavi forces flight cancellations and school closures in Japan & Taiwan.
Typhoon Bavi churned through the East China Sea today, bringing strong winds and heavy rain to Japan’s southern islands as Taiwan and eastern China braced for landfall. The typhoon,...