Manila’s airport was shut for 12 hours and half a million people were evacuated as the typhoon swept through the archipelago.
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Manila Airport Shut as Typhoon Kammuri Hits the Philippines
Kammuri has begun dumping torrential rains across the eastern provinces of the archipelago and could disrupt the Southeast Asian Games.
Fukushima, Beaten Down by Nuclear Disaster, Takes Big Typhoon Hit
Some facilities that had been damaged in 2011 were hit again over the weekend in a region of Japan that can never seem to catch a break.
Typhoon Hagibis Slams Into Japan After Landslides, Floods and a Quake
The storm made landfall Saturday evening. Record rainfall flooded rivers and tested dams as almost four million people were urged to evacuate.
Typhoon Hagibis Could Match Fury of 1958 Storm That Killed 1,200 in Japan
Forecasters say Chiba Prefecture, which was battered by a typhoon last month and is still recovering, is in the direct path of the powerful storm.
Number of Missing in Bahamas After Hurricane Dorian Plummets
The count is falling as the government cross-references the names of people reported missing with those who have sought shelter or been evacuated from the islands.
Number of Missing in Bahamas After Hurricane Dorian Plummets
The count is falling as the government cross-references the names of people reported missing with those who have sought shelter or been evacuated from the islands.
A Mountain Top Called ‘Little Man’ Falls in Norway, and Residents Weep
For five years, geologists in Norway had urgently warned that the top of a mountain called “Little Man” could collapse and destroy huge swaths of a nearby town. After the 16th warning, it fell.
On Dorian-Battered Island, What’s Left? Virtually Nothing
“This ain’t no place for anyone at the moment,” said one resident of devastated Abaco Island in the Bahamas.
How One Bahamian Town, Nearly Destroyed, Is Coping After Dorian
The small community of Treasure Cay, left without power, water or communication, is wrestling with the vast destruction wrought by the hurricane.