Typhoon Yagi’s death toll in Vietnam rises to 21, three remains missing
The remnants of Typhoon No. 3 continue to cause heavy rains in northern provinces, especially in the Northwest region, with rainfall ranging from 100 to 200mm, with some areas…
Singapore contributes $130,000 towards Bangladesh flood relief efforts
More than 5.8 million people have been affected by heavy rainfall in 492 municipalities in Bangladesh since late August. At least 502,501 people have been sheltered in 3,403…
Rich countries ‘energy transition’ won’t work for developing nations, says Indonesian government
Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Pandjaitan said that the economies of developing countries must still grow, while they pursued emissions reduction.
Hong Kong hoists T8 storm signal as it braces for Super Typhoon Yagi
The T8 typhoon signal was expected to remain in force at least until noon Friday.
Four airports in Vietnam to suspend operations as super typhoon approaches
Specifically, Vân Đồn International Airport (Quảng Ninh Province), Cát Bi International Airport (Hải Phòng City), Nội Bài International Airport (Hà Nội City), and…
China records hottest August in over 60 years
The average temperature of August in China was 22.6 C, or 1.5 C higher than the same period in a typical year.
Storm Yagi leaves 15 dead, 21 missing, over 500,000 people affected in Philippines
Most of the deaths were due to landslides and drowning.
Storm Yagi likely to reach super typhoon status before making landfall in Vietnam
The National Centre for Hydrometeorological Forecasting noted that international forecasts are in agreement with Vietnam's assessment that Yagi is going to be a very powerful…
Hong Kong issues T3 storm warning as Severe Typhoon Yagi intensifies
As of 9 pm Wednesday, Yagi was estimated to be about 450 kilometers southeast of Hong Kong and was forecast to move west at about 10 kilometers per hour across the northern part…
17 die in India floods; drones deployed to drop food, water packets
Around 1,80,224 hectares of agricultural land and 15,109 hectares of land under horticultural farming have been inundated due to floods in Andhra Pradesh.