Typhoon
Australia sends $3 million in aid to Vietnam as death toll from Yagi rises over 200
The death toll in Vietnam has risen to 226, with 104 people missing, the government’s disaster management agency said.
- by Hau Dinh and David Rising
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One dead, one missing after typhoon slams southwestern Japan
Tens of thousands of people spent the night at gymnasiums and other facilities in a precautionary evacuation of vulnerable homes.
- by YURI KAGEYAMA
Super typhoon Nanmadol bears down on Japan’s southernmost main island
Japan’s weather agency warned of gales ‘like never experienced before’ as the typhoon approached.
- by Reuters
‘No water, petrol, electricity, little food’: texts from the disaster zone
Australian resident Bernie Osler had just arrived in the Philippine province of Cebu to meet his one-year-old son. Then he found himself in the eye of a storm.
- by Chris Barrett
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‘We need food and water’: Philippine typhoon’s trail of despair extends to Malaysia
As the death toll in the Philippines climbed to 375, a rescue effort has continued in Malaysia, where thousands have been left stranded by flooding.
- by Chris Barrett
Typhoon Goni has spared Manila. Will it be so lucky next time?
The Philippines may have been lucky with Goni, the 18th typhoon to strike the country this year. But it remains starkly exposed to a multitude of natural disasters.
- by Hannah Beech and Jason Gutierrez
Typhoon hits Philippines, causes flash floods
A mere tropical storm on Wednesday, Typhoon Goni is now 2020's most powerful cyclone on the planet, with winds peaking at 378 km/h.
- by Ian Sayson and Cecilia Yap
Philippines evacuates hundreds of thousands as powerful typhoon approaches
The country's main international airport will also be closed, with the powerful typhoon set to make landfall on Monday night.
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Will this be the season of the super cyclone?
It's cyclone season in Australia. How do cyclones work? What's it like to fly into one? And what can we expect this summer?
- by Peter Hannam
Could Typhoon Hagibis mark the limits of Japan's safety measures?
For centuries, the Japanese government has seen disaster management as a problem to be solved by engineering. But climate change has rewritten the rules.
- by Ben Dooley, Makiko Inoue and Eimi Yamamitsu
Japan typhoon death toll climbs, while floodwaters recede
Life is almost back to normal in Tokyo, but the human cost is still being counted.
- by Mari Yamaguchi
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