Archive for the ‘Typhoons’ Category

Flood and Typhoon in China

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

Back in June, China was flooded out:

Reporting from Beijing — Flooding from torrential summer rains, which has killed at least 700 people and displaced millions, is the worst China has suffered in more than a decade, officials said Wednesday.

The rains, which began in May after a severe drought in southern China, are inundating cities and villages throughout the country. Well over half of China’s provinces are now enduring monsoon-like downpours, flooding and landslides

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Today, typhoon Chanthu hit, killing two people. [SOURCE]

Typhoons Hit Asia

Sunday, August 9th, 2009

Within the past few days, a couple of typhoons have hit the continent of Asia.

On August 7th, typhoon Morakot (Kiko) hit the Philippines. The typhoon was coupled with monsoon rains that in turn, caused flooding and landslides. As of this past Saturday, the death toll is up to 23.

The typhoon also caused a great amount of flooding in Taiwan. It’s seen as the worse flood that has happened there in fifty years. Three people were killed and many are missing and feared dead.

Today, it hit China with winds of up to 120 kilometers. Nearly one million people were forced to evacuate.

Also typhoon Etau hit Japan today, killing nine people.