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.
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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.
Russia Orders Evacuation of Village Near Site of Nuclear Accident
Residents were told to leave on Wednesday, suggesting a serious danger, but later reports said the evacuation had been called off.
Powerful Typhoon Kills at Least 18 in China
Typhoon Lekima also destroyed at least 200 homes on Saturday as it moved north toward Shanghai, state media reported.
U.K. Town Evacuated as Dam Wall Crumbles Under Heavy Rain
Officials, warning of “mortal danger,” scrambled to repair the dam on an aging reservoir above a small town in northern England.
Man Who Climbed Eiffel Tower Is Taken Into Custody
Images of the man scaling the landmark quickly flooded social media, and the tower was evacuated. It was not known why he embarked on the climb. The tower is to reopen on Tuesday morning.