Typhoon

The typhoon battered small islands in the centre of the Philippines last week, toppling trees and power pylons, unleashing floods and forcing 400,000 people to evacuate

Jaw-dropping space footage shows Super Typhoon Ragasa swallowing oceans | WATCH

Ragasa-also known as Nando in the Philippines-is the strongest storm of 2025. It is still a Category 4 hurricane.

One of the year’s strongest typhoons, Yagi, barrels towards China

Yagi killed at least 13 people in the Philippines earlier this week when it was still classified as a tropical storm, triggering floods and landslides on the country's main island of Luzon before strengthening into a super typhoon over the past few days.

Super Typhoon Yagi slams southern China, shutting schools and cancelling flights

Packing maximum sustained winds of 245 km per hour (152 mph) near its eye, Yagi registers as the world's second-most powerful tropical cyclone in 2024 so far, after the Category 5 Atlantic hurricane Beryl.

Flights and trains cancelled in Tokyo area as typhoon Ampil swerves near Japan

Dozens of departing and arriving flights were cancelled at Tokyo's two airports, Haneda and Narita, as well as at Kansai, Osaka and Chubu airports. The flight cancellations affect some 90,000 people, according to Japanese media reports. Several highways may also partly close to traffic.

Typhoon Gaemi causes disruption in China after ravaging Taiwan and Philippines

Typhoon Gaemi, causing severe flooding and damage, has led to evacuations of nearly 300,000 in China. The storm, which resulted in fatalities in Taiwan and the Philippines, continues to disrupt.

Typhoon Haikui hits Taiwan; dozens injured, power outages reported: See pics

Typhoon Haikui struck Taiwan, causing over 40 injuries and power outages for 160,000 homes. Schools and businesses closed, and evacuations were carried out before the storm hit. It weakened to a tropical storm and moved towards China

Taiwan shuts down schools, offices as Typhoon Doksuri scrapes the island's coast

The typhoon swept through northern Philippine provinces with ferocious wind and rain on July 26, 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.

Typhoon Muifa downgraded to strong tropical storm, but heavy rain, floods loom

Typoon Muifa was downgraded to a strong tropical storm by Chinese weather forecasters on September 14, but it will bring heavy rains and flash flooding across several provinces as it moves north across populated coastal provinces.

Video: Powerful typhoon Hinnamnor batters South Korea with 3 feet of rain, 3,500 evacuated

A woman in her 70s died in Pohang after being swept away in flash floods, while another woman in her 80s died in nearby Gyeongju after her home was buried in a landslide.

Toyota, Nissan to suspend production in western Japan as typhoon nears

Toyota will suspend Monday night shift production starting at 9 p.m. (1200 GMT) and cancel Tuesday morning production at three factories in the western prefecture of Fukuoka.

Typhoon warnings issued in South Korea; businesses to halt operations

The typhoon, travelling northward at a speed of 19 km per hour (12 mph), is expected to land 90 kilometres southwest of the port city Busan early on Tuesday, after reaching waters off Jeju Island around Monday midnight.

Shanghai suspends schools, flights as typhoon approaches China

The storm, with winds of more than 170 kilometres per hour near its eye, had been downgraded from a super typhoon to a strong typhoon on Sunday evening and was expected to gradually weaken, Shanghai city authorities said in a post on their official WeChat account.

Typhoon Phanfone kills at least 16 in Philippines

At least 16 people had been confirmed killed in villages and towns in the Visayas, the central third of the Philippines, according to disaster agency officials

4 killed, 3.11 million evacuated as Typhoon Mangkhut lashes China

Mangkhut landed at 5 p.m. on Sunday on the coast of Jiangmen City in Guangdong province, packing winds up to 162 km per hour, according to the provincial meteorological station.

Qatar signs $8-bn deal to buy 24 Typhoon fighters from UK

The USD 8-billion deal was signed in Doha by Qatar's Defence Minister Khalid bin Mohammed al-Attiyah and his British counterpart, Gavin Williamson.

At least 9 dead as Typhoon hits Japan

Japanese broadcaster NHK, quoting Japanese police, said nine bodies were found Wednesday at a nursing home in the town of Iwaizumi in Iwate prefecture.

IAF will induct Rafale fighter jets within 2 yrs: Parrikar

India has decided to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets in flyaway condition from France after Modi and French President Francois Hollande on Friday agreed to conclude an Inter-Governmental Agreement bypassing the protracted negotiations for purchase of 126 such jets.

Philippines typhoon kills at least 230, hundreds missing

The death toll from the Philippines' strongest typhoon this year rose on Wednesday to around 230, with hundreds missing in landslides and floodwaters, as the storm continued its destructive path across the island nation.

Severe typhoon hits Hong Kong, market delays opening

A severe typhoon hit Hong Kong on Tuesday, disrupting business across the financial hub, with offices and the stock market to remain closed for at least part of the morning after the city raised its highest typhoon warning overnight.

UK says will urge India to reconsider warplane decision

The decision is obviously disappointing but it is about who the Indians have assessed as making the lowest bid and therefore asked to enter into further negotiations.