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Typhoon Mawar flips cars, cuts power on Guam as scope of damage emerges in US Pacific territory

HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — Powerful Typhoon Mawar smashed the U.S. territory of Guam and continued lashing the Pacific island with high winds and heavy rain Thursday, knocking down trees, walls and power lines and creating a powerful storm surge that threatened to wash out low-lying areas.

https://apnews.com/article/super-typhoon-mawar-guam-pacific-fd49b810f85f69d1e86f9ee6b0cc3583?

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As Typhoon Mawar hit, these identical twin meteorologists kept Guam informed

HONOLULU (AP) — As Typhoon Mawar aimed its fury at Guam, residents facing terrifying winds and crashing waves from the strongest typhoon to hit the U.S. Pacific territory in decades had identical twin meteorologists to keep them informed — and to provide the outside world with a glimpse of the chaos unfolding on the remote island.

https://apnews.com/article/guam-typhoon-twin-brother-meteorologists-668d9b5243c72a57c402babd4d48157e?

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Super Typhoon Mawar moves away from Guam towards the Philippines and Taiwan

The storm is expected to hit the northern tip of the Philippines and the southern tip of Taiwan early next week if it continues on its course going northwest

https://www.deseret.com/u-s-world/2023/5/25/23737391/super-typhoon-mawar-moves-towards-philippines-taiwan

Super Typhoon Rai

Typhoon Rai crossed the southern and central Philippines on December 16, 2021, having intensified to category 5 strength just hours before landfall. Locally named Odette, the storm was one of the strongest recorded on Earth this year and the sixth to reach category 5.

https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149228/super-typhoon-rai

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Storm Doksuri becomes a super typhoon as it moves toward the Philippines

A powerful storm sweeping across the Pacific Ocean in the direction of the Philippines has intensified into a super typhoon, with forecasters warning it could hit the northern part of the country before hitting mainland China later this week.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/24/asia/typhoon-doksuri-philippines-taiwan-hong-kong-china-intl-hnk/index.html?

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Typhoon Doksuri leaves at least 6 dead and displaces thousands in the northern Philippines

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Typhoon Doksuri lashed northern Philippine provinces with ferocious wind and rain Wednesday, leaving at least six people dead and displacing thousands of others as it blew roofs off houses, flooded low-lying villages and triggered dozens of landslides, officials said.

https://apnews.com/article/philippine-typhoon-doksuri-flooding-d947d242dbea944a28c5d65628af91b2?

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Typhoon Doksuri makes landfall in China after bringing deadly landslides to Philippines

BEIJING -- Typhoon Doksuri made landfall in China after bringing deadly landslides to the Philippines.

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/typhoon-doksuri-makes-landfall-china-after-bringing-deadly-101761637

 

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Typhoon Doksuri Displaced More than 4,000 Families in the Philippines

ADRA is partnering with the government to assist those affected.

Read more at: https://adventistreview.org/news/typhoon-doksuri-displaced-more-than-4000-families-in-the-philippines/

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South Korea evacuates scout jamboree as Khanun approaches

South Korea is scrambling to evacuate tens of thousands of scouts from an international jamboree gathering as Tropical Storm Khanun bears down on the coastal site. The event has already struggled with a heat wave.

https://www.dw.com/en/south-korea-evacuates-scout-jamboree-as-khanun-approaches/a-66456414?

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Khanun begins blowing into South Korea with strong winds after dumping rain on Japan for a week

BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — Rains and winds were growing in southern South Korea Wednesday as a tropical storm drew closer to the Korean Peninsula, where it was forecast to slam into major urban areas.

https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-khanun-japan-scout-jamboree-a1fd5a9f5fcf852543f0b9b71d81aae6?

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Typhoon Lan rips across western Japan, causes holiday travel chaos

Typhoon Lan ripped across western Japan after making landfall on the Kii Peninsula on Tuesday, leaving at least 23 people injured as heavy rainfall disrupted air and train services at the height of the summer holiday season.

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/08/33a84256f636-typhoon-lan-lands-in-western-japan-causes-holiday-travel-disruption.html

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Typhoon Gaemi

 

A powerful typhoon made landfall in northeastern Taiwan today, leaving major flooding and damage in its wake. Conditions in Taiwan worsened as Typhoon Gaemi brought heavy rainfall, gusty winds and a dangerous storm surge. It reached land in Yilan County with sustained winds up to 125 mph, equal to a Category 3 hurricane in the Atlantic. Continuous heavy rains and rising flood waters across the Philippines have also killed at least 13 people and displaced more than 600,000, local officials said. The typhoon is expected to make landfall in mainland China's Fujian province today, bringing more strong winds and downpours to a country already hit hard by weeks of extreme rain.

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Typhoon Ampil

 

Hundreds of thousands of people are being advised to evacuate in parts of Japan as Typhoon Ampil approaches the capital. The storm, located 121 nautical miles southeast of Yokosuka, Greater Tokyo, has intensified to the equivalent strength of a Category 4 hurricane, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. More than 400,000 people in total were issued evacuation advisories in the cities of Mobara and Asahi near Tokyo and Iwaki, Fukushima prefecture, which are near the east coast and expected to feel the brunt of the storm later today. Thousands have already lost power while airlines and railways are canceling services during the peak summer travel season.

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Typhoon Shanshan

 

Nearly 4 million people in southern Japan have been urged to evacuate as Typhoon Shanshan made landfall today, leaving thousands of residents without power. The storm is lashing Kyushu island with hurricane-force winds, torrential rain and dangerous storm surge. Hundreds of flights have been canceled, bullet train service has been suspended and major companies like  Toyota have closed factories. Rainfall has already reached over 20 inches in many areas and totals could be as high as 40 inches across some isolated and hilly regions. Forecasts show Shanshan is expected to turn to the east and move through Kyushu, weakening to a tropical storm by day's end.

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Typhoon Yagi

 

One of this year's most powerful storms is slamming the Chinese holiday island of Hainan, the strongest typhoon to make landfall there in 10 years. Typhoon Yagi is currently the equivalent of a Category 4 hurricane and is threatening significant wind damage — including to trees, buildings and power lines — as well as flooding. The storm is expected to maintain its strength as it makes another landfall in northern Vietnam on Saturday evening, bringing between 10 to 20 inches of rain. China's Central Meteorological Agency renewed its red typhoon warning, the most severe alert, today for Hainan and Guangdong. Hainan is often dubbed "China’s Hawaii," boasting sandy beaches, good surf, five-star resorts and duty-free luxury shopping.

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Death toll climbs to 199 in Vietnam as typhoon’s aftermath brings flash floods and landslides

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Nearly 200 people have died in Vietnam in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi and 128 are missing as flash floods and landslides take their toll, state media reported Thursday.

https://apnews.com/article/vietnam-flooding-typhoon-yagi-43af9564655861bafb2b6a211f8bd679?

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Typhoon Yagi

 

Typhoon Yagi, Asia's most powerful storm this year, has wreaked havoc across southern China and Southeast Asia since it made landfall last week. More than 200 people have died in Vietnam in the aftermath of the storm and dozens of others are missing as flash floods and landslides take their toll, state media reported Thursday. Yagi has left a trail of destruction following days of intense rainfall and powerful winds over 90 mph. Despite weakening on Sunday, downpours continued and rivers remain dangerously high. The heavy rains also damaged factories in export-focused northern Vietnam's industrial hubs.

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Severe weather

Two tropical systems are set to make landfall in Asia today, impacting regions that were recently hit hard by Typhoons Bebinca and Yagi. Tropical Storm Pulasan has weakened significantly from when it peaked as a 75 mph typhoon earlier this week. Winds have decreased to around 50 mph but the storm will still dump heavy rainfall when it makes landfall near Shanghai today. Forecasts show central and southern areas of South Korea could receive isolated rainfall amounts of up to 10 inches. Farther south, Tropical Depression 16 has developed just offshore of Vietnam. It is expected to remain a weak system as it makes landfall in central Vietnam in the coming hours. Areas of central Vietnam, Laos, and eastern Thailand are bracing to potentially receive up to 20 inches of rain in isolated locations.

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Tropical Storm Trami

Widespread flooding and landslides set off by a tropical storm in the northeastern Philippines have left at least 24 people dead, swept away cars and trapped villagers. Many schools and offices are closed on the main island of Luzon today to protect millions of people after Tropical Storm Trami slammed into the country's northeastern province of Isabela after midnight. Local officials said thousands have been rescued by government forces but many more are waiting to be saved, including some on roofs. About 20 storms and typhoons batter the Philippines each year. In 2013, Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest recorded tropical cyclones in the world, left more than 7,300 people dead or missing and flattened entire villages.

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Tropical Storm Trami

Tropical Storm Trami swept across the northeastern Philippines last week, inundating entire towns with severe flooding and triggering deadly landslides in what was the deadliest and most destructive storm to hit the archipelago so far this year. Nearly 130 people have been killed and at least 30 are missing, the country's disaster relief agency said. Authorities are now racing to deliver relief to remote communities, particularly those in the hardest hit Bicol region, ahead of another powerful storm that could soon lash the region again. The death toll around the country continues to rise as blocked roads, choppy waters and strong winds make it risky to reach rural areas by land, sea and air.

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Typhoon Man-yi leaves 7 dead in Philippines and worsens crisis from back-to-back storms

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Typhoon Man-yi left at least seven people dead in a landslide, destroyed houses and displaced large numbers of villagers before blowing away from the northern Philippines, worsening the crisis wreaked by multiple back-to-back storms, officials said Monday.

https://apnews.com/article/philippines-typhoon-manyi-04db73a5ee97fed4fbf12c342c4e7bb8?

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France rushes aid to Mayotte after Cyclone Chido leaves hundreds feared dead

MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte (AP) — France used ships and military aircraft to rush rescuers and supplies to Mayotte on Monday after the tiny French island territory off Africa was battered by its worst cyclone in nearly a century. Authorities fear hundreds and possibly thousands of people have died.

https://apnews.com/article/mayotte-cyclone-chido-climate-weather-43890b2cee0d90e67b6263f278782334?

Cyclone Chido

Reports of widespread damage are emerging from the French territory of Mayotte after a 100-year cyclone ripped through the region Saturday. Hundreds and possibly even thousands are feared dead in the wake of Cyclone Chido, a Category 4 storm with winds above 135 miles per hour. "The situation is catastrophic, apocalyptic," Bruno Garcia, owner of Hotel Caribou in Mamoudzou, Mayotte's capital, told CNN affiliate BFMTV. Chido flattened neighborhoods, knocked out electrical grids, crushed hospitals and schools and damaged the airport's control tower. Located about 5,000 miles from Paris in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa, Mayotte is the poorest place in the European Union and has struggled with unemployment, violence and a deepening migration crisis.

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Cyclone Chido leaves Mayotte reeling. Warmer oceans fueled it

The Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte is reeling from Cyclone Chido, the most intense storm to hit the French territory in 90 years.

https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-mayotte-cyclone-chido-explainer-1f364f106d8845ea3aca4917b861b185?

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Tropical cyclone

A severe storm slammed the northern coast of the French Indian Ocean island of Réunion, packing wind gusts of over 100 miles per hour. Tropical cyclone Garance — the equivalent of a Category 2 Atlantic hurricane — is the strongest storm to hit the French territory, located about 400 miles off the coast of Madagascar, since 1989. It is bringing heavy rainfall, powerful waves and strong winds. In the coming hours, winds could gust over 124 miles per hour and rainfall totals could exceed 7 inches. Conditions are expected to remain dangerous throughout the day, but will begin to improve Saturday.

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Typhoon Kajiki

Schools, businesses and airports in Vietnam have closed today due to Typhoon Kajiki. According to the country's national weather forecast agency, the powerful storm has sustained winds of 103 mph, the equivalent of a Category 2 Atlantic hurricane. With the typhoon bringing the threat of heavy rains, flash floods, landslides, destructive winds and storm surge, more than 40,000 people have been evacuated from low-lying communities, the state-run VN Express reported. “This is an extremely dangerous fast-moving storm,” the government said in a statement on Sunday night, according to Reuters. Kajiki is the fifth typhoon to hit Vietnam this year, and the most powerful one.

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'King of Storms'

Super Typhoon Ragasa is expected to make landfall near Shenzhen, China, today as the most powerful tropical cyclone in the world so far this year. The storm reached peak winds of 162 mph near its eye Monday, equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane. It has since been downgraded to a Category 4-equivalent storm. Authorities in Guangdong province, a southern financial hub, canceled schools and businesses and relocated more than a million residents amid warnings of catastrophic flooding and waves up to 21 feet. Ragasa’s impact is expected to raise water levels by about 6 feet along the coast, with some areas seeing between 12 and 15 feet. The typhoon struck the northern Philippines and eastern Taiwan earlier this week, causing 14 deaths in Taiwan and three in the Philippines. It is forecast to move westward toward Vietnam and Laos later this week. China’s meteorological agency has referred to Ragasa as the “King of Storms,” drawing comparisons to Typhoon Mangkhut in 2018, which caused significant damage in Hong Kong and about $592M in economic losses.