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Philippines: Typhoon Kalmaegi Triggers Severe Flooding, Displacing Thousands 2

Severe flooding has submerged towns and displaced hundreds of thousands as Typhoon Kalmaegi battered the central Philippines. Rivers overflowed in Cebu and nearby islands, forcing residents onto rooftops while cars and containers were swept through the streets. Local officials said some evacuation centers were inundated, and many survivors of a recent earthquake had to be evacuated again. More than 380,000 people fled their homes across the Visayas, southern Luzon, and northern Mindanao. Kalmaegi, locally named Tino, made landfall late Monday, November 3 with winds of up to 130 kph before moving toward the South China Sea on Tuesday, November 4.

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China: Tourists and Locals Rescue Yaks from Mud Pit in Qinghai

In Qinghai, China, tourists and locals joined forces with an excavator operator to rescue four yaks stuck in deep mud on September 30, 2025. After spotting the trapped animals, the tourists alerted a herdsman and enlisted help from a nearby construction site. Working for nearly an hour, they freed all four yaks safely. The herdsman said the rescue prevented losses of over RMB 40,000.

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US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

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China: Typhoon Wutip Darkens Hainan Skies Ahead of Landfall in Hainan

This is the terrifying moment a massive wall of dark clouds engulfed the skies over Hainan as Typhoon Wutip approached southern China. On June 11, 2025, in Hainan, China, video captured thick, menacing clouds rolling in ahead of Typhoon Wutip's landfall. The sky turned eerily dark as the season’s first typhoon neared, creating a heavy, ominous atmosphere. The storm made landfall around 11 p.m. on June 13 along the coast of Dongfang, a city in Hainan, with winds reaching up to 30 meters per second and a central pressure of 980 hPa. Heavy rain swept through southern parts of the island, with some areas experiencing torrential downpours and localized extreme rainfall. According to China National Radio, by June 15, Typhoon Wutip had weakened into a tropical depression after moving inland into Jiangxi Province, and continued to lose strength. The video ends with the storm clouds blanketing the landscape as residents brace for the typhoon’s impact.

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Japan: Heavy Snowfall Hits Sea Of Japan Coast 4

Heavy snowfall has battered a wide area of Japan, especially the Hokuriku region along the Sea of Japan coast. This video shows blizzard conditions in the city Otaru, Hokkaido.

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US: EF-1 Tornado Touches Down In Athens, AL, Leaving Devastating Damage

The National Weather Service in Huntsville has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in downtown Athens, Alabama, on Saturday night, December 28.

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Philippines: Typhoon Yinxing Makes Landfall In Cagayan, Damaging Infrastructure 3

Typhoon Yinxing, known as Marce in the Philippines, made landfall near Santa Ana, Cagayan, on Thursday afternoon, November 7, forcing more than 21,000 people to evacuate and damaging two domestic airports and homes. Telecommunications and power supplies have remained down due to damaged cables and power lines, severely affecting residents in the affected areas.

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Philippines: Typhoon Yinxing Makes Landfall In Cagayan, Damaging Infrastructure 2

Typhoon Yinxing, known as Marce in the Philippines, made landfall near Santa Ana, Cagayan, on Thursday afternoon, November 7, forcing more than 21,000 people to evacuate and damaging two domestic airports and homes. Telecommunications and power supplies have remained down due to damaged cables and power lines, severely affecting residents in the affected areas.

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Thailand: Overflowing Of Ping River Causes Flooding In Chiang Mai Amid Rainy Season 3

Water levels in the Ping River rose, causing severe flooding across Chiang Mai on September 25 and affecting infrastructure. Small vehicles were stranded on flooded roads, and local shops and stalls were forced to close.

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US: Level 2 Evacuations Issued As Upper Cemetery Fire Sparks In Spokane

The Upper Cemetery Fire, previously called the Hills Fire, sparked near Greenwood Memorial Terrace in the Spokane Palisades Park area on Friday, July 26. The fire burned 90 acres, threatening more than 500 structures within hours, and level 2 evacuations were in place.

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US: Beryl Causes Widespread Power Outages And Flooding, Leaves Multiple Dead In Texas 4

Beryl has weakened into a tropical storm after making landfall as a category 1 hurricane near Matagorda in Texas, on Monday, July 8, shortly before 4 a.m. local time. The hurricane caused power outages and life-threatening flooding and left multiple dead in Houston and the surrounding areas.

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US: Days-Long Winter Storm Dumps Heavy Snow On Sierra Nevada, Closing Roads, Schools

A days-long winter storm dumped heavy snow on the Sierra Nevada, closing major highways, ski resorts, and schools in parts of California. More than 10 feet of snow and hurricane-force wind gusts of 170 mph-plus were reported.

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US: Strong Winter Storm Brings Blizzard Conditions To Sierra Nevada

A strong winter storm hit the Sierra Nevada on Friday, March 1, bringing heavy snow and high winds. Blizzard Warnings were issued for the Sierra, including Lake Tahoe and eastern Nevada. The Sierra Avalanche Center warned that the danger of avalanches was high. Yosemite National Park and many ski resorts in the region announced they were closing at least for the day.

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Osaka court rules July election vote gap unconstitutional

OSAKA, Japan - Lawyers hold a sign saying the Osaka High Court has ruled the July 2013 House of Councillors election unconstitutional, in front of the court in Osaka on Dec. 18, 2013. The high court said the disparity of up to 4.77-fold in the weight of votes in the election was unconstitutional but dismissed the plaintiffs' demand that election results in six western Japan constituencies be nullified.

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2013 election vote gap in state of unconstitutionality

TOKYO, Japan - Lawyer Hidetoshi Masunaga (C) meets with reporters on Nov. 26, 2014, in Tokyo, after Japan's Supreme Court ruled the disparity in the weight of votes in the 2013 House of Councillors election is in a state of unconstitutionality. Masunaga filed the lawsuit together with other lawyers.

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2013 election vote gap in state of unconstitutionality

TOKYO, Japan - Lawyer Hidetoshi Masunaga (C) meets with reporters on Nov. 26, 2014, in Tokyo, after Japan's Supreme Court ruled the disparity in the weight of votes in the 2013 House of Councillors election is in a state of unconstitutionality. Masunaga filed the lawsuit together with other lawyers.

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2013 election vote gap in state of unconstitutionality

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 26, 2014, shows the grand bench of Japan's Supreme Court in Tokyo, which ruled that the disparity in the weight of votes in the 2013 House of Councillors election is "in a state of unconstitutionality."

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High court's ruling on upper house polls

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 5, 2013, shows a courtroom of the Hiroshima High Court in the city of Hiroshima, where the court ruled the same day the disparity in the weight of votes in July's House of Councillors election was "in a state of unconstitutionality," while dismissing the plaintiffs' demand that the electoral results in two western Japan constituencies -- Hiroshima and Yamaguchi prefectures -- be nullified. (Pool photo)

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Court voids poll in western Japan constituency

OKAYAMA, Japan - Lawyers smile outside the Okayama branch of the Hiroshima High Court on Nov. 28, 2013, after the court ruled that the result in the Okayama constituency in July's House of Councillors election should be invalidated due to an unconstitutional disparity in the weight of votes. The decision is the first ruling among 14 similar lawsuits filed with high courts across Japan by groups of lawyers, who have argued the disparity up to 4.77-fold in the July 21 upper house election is against the equal-protection clause under the Constitution.

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DPJ to suspend membership of Kan

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Naoto Kan leaves after attending the Democratic Party of Japan's executive meeting at its headquarters in Tokyo on July 26, 2013. The DPJ decided to suspend the membership of Kan for three months -- a reduction from an earlier proposed expulsion -- for his support of an independent candidate in the July 21, 2013, House of Councillors election in defiance of a party decision.

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DPJ debating whether to expel ex-PM Kan

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Naoto Kan, who led the Democratic Party of Japan, leaves after attending a meeting of DPJ executives in Tokyo on July 24, 2013. The main opposition party discussed whether to expel Kan after he supported an independent candidate in the July 21, 2013, House of Councillors election in violation of party policy, but the party failed to reach a conclusion.

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DPJ asks ex-PM Kan to leave party

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan leader Banri Kaieda (standing) speaks during a meeting of DPJ executives in Tokyo on July 24, 2013. The main opposition party on the same day asked former DPJ leader and Prime Minister Naoto Kan (L) to leave the party for supporting an independent candidate in the July 21, 2013, House of Councillors election in violation of party policy, DPJ sources said.

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DPJ secretary general to step down

TOKYO, Japan - Goshi Hosono, secretary general of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, bites his lips while meeting the press at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on July 23, 2013. Hosono said he will step down in late August to take the blame for the party's major defeat in the House of Councillors election two days ago.

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DPJ secretary general to step down

TOKYO, Japan - Goshi Hosono, secretary general of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, speaks to reporters at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on July 23, 2013. Hosono said he will step down in late August to take the blame for the party's major defeat in the House of Councillors election two days ago.

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DPJ official day after election loss

TOKYO, Japan - Goshi Hosono, secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan, is surrounded by reporters at the party headquarters in Tokyo on July 22, 2013, the day after the party suffered a huge election loss. In the House of Councillors election, the DPJ won just 17 seats, the fewest since the party was established in 1998.

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DPJ leader day after election loss

TOKYO, Japan - Banri Kaieda, leader of the Democratic Party of Japan, gets into an elevator to leave the party headquarters in Tokyo on July 22, 2013, the day after the party suffered a huge election loss. In the House of Councillors election, the DPJ won just 17 seats, the fewest since the party was established in 1998.

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Green Wind's leader to step down

NAGOYA, Japan - Kuniko Tanioka, head of the opposition Green Wind party, holds a press conference in Nagoya on July 22, 2013. Tanioka said she will step down as leader and retire from politics after losing her parliamentary seat in the previous day's House of Councillors election. All of the party's four upper house members lost their Diet seats.

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Vote disparity in upper house election

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A group of lawyers hold a press conference in the city of Hiroshima on July 22, 2013, after bringing a case to the Hiroshima High Court seeking to invalidate the result for the Hiroshima prefectural district in the previous day's House of Councillors election due to the uncorrected disparity in the weight of votes among constituencies.

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Japan upper house election

OSAKA, Japan - Opposition Japan Restoration Party co-leader and Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto holds a press conference in Osaka on the House of Councillors election on July 21, 2013.

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Japan upper house election

TOKYO, Japan - Opposition People's Life Party leader Ichiro Ozawa holds a press conference in Tokyo on the House of Councillors election on July 21, 2013.

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Japan upper house election

TOKYO, Japan - Main opposition Democratic Party of Japan leader Banri Kaieda is interviewed about his party's setback in the House of Councillors election at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo on July 21, 2013.

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Japan upper house election

TOKYO, Japan - Opposition Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii answers reporters' questions on the House of Councillors election at the JCP's headquarters in Tokyo on July 21, 2013.

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Japan upper house election

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party President Shinzo Abe puts flowers on the name of winning party candidates in the House of Councillors election at the LDP's headquarters in Tokyo on July 21, 2013.

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Japan upper house election

TOKYO, Japan - Actor and antinuclear activist Taro Yamamoto celebrates his projected win in the House of Councillors election in Tokyo on July 21, 2013. He ran in the Tokyo constituency as an independent.

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Japan upper house election

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party President Shinzo Abe puts flowers on the name of winning party candidates in the House of Councillors election at the LDP's headquarters in Tokyo on July 21, 2013.

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Japan upper house election

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party President Shinzo Abe puts flowers on the name of winning party candidates in the House of Councillors election at the LDP's headquarters in Tokyo on July 21, 2013.

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Japan upper house election

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Ishiba, secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is interviewed at the party's headquarters in Tokyo as media projections show the ruling coalition is set to win a majority in the House of Councillors election on July 21, 2013.

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Japan upper house election

TOKYO, Japan - Former pro wrestler Antonio Inoki celebrates in Tokyo after media projections show he is set to win in the House of Councillors election on July 21, 2013. He ran in the upper house's proportional representation block for the Japan Restoration Party.

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Japan upper house election

TOKYO, Japan - Former pro wrestler Antonio Inoki celebrates in Tokyo after media projections show he is set to win in the House of Councillors election on July 21, 2013. He ran in the upper house's proportional representation block for the Japan Restoration Party.

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Japan upper house election

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Ishiba, secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is pictured at the party's headquarters in Tokyo as media projections show the ruling coalition is set to win a majority in the House of Councillors election on July 21, 2013.

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Japan upper house election

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Ishiba, secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is pictured at the party's headquarters in Tokyo as media projections show the ruling coalition is set to win a majority in the House of Councillors election on July 21, 2013.

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Abe visits islands

ISHIGAKI, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to officers at the Ishigaki Coast Guard Office on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture, on July 17, 2013, ahead of the House of Councillors election four days later. Abe also visited Miyako Island in the prefecture.

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Ainu party gives up fielding candidates

SAPPORO, Japan - Shiro Kayano, leader of the Ainu Party of Japan, is pictured in Biratori, Hokkaido in northern Japan, on June 28, 2013. His party, launched in January 2012 to better represent Japan's indigenous Ainu people, has given up its plan to field 10 candidates in the July 21 House of Councillors election after failing to collect sufficient campaign funds.

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Japanese expats start voting in upper house election

NEW YORK, United States - Photo shows a polling station set up inside the Japanese Consulate General in New York on July 5, 2013. Japanese expatriates began visiting embassies and consulates around the world that day to cast their ballots for the House of Councillors election set for July 21 in Japan.

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Japanese expats start voting in upper house election

SHANGHAI, China - Photo shows a polling station set up inside the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai on July 5, 2013. Japanese expatriates began visiting embassies and consulates around the world that day to cast their ballots for the House of Councillors election set for July 21 in Japan.

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Japanese expats start voting in upper house election

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo shows a polling station set up inside the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on July 5, 2013. Japanese expatriates began visiting embassies and consulates around the world that day to cast their ballots for the House of Councillors election set for July 21 in Japan.

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Japanese expats start voting in upper house election

BEIJING, China - Photo shows a polling station set up inside the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on July 5, 2013. Japanese expatriates began visiting embassies and consulates around the world that day to cast their ballots for the House of Councillors election set for July 21 in Japan.

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Party leaders' debate

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Democratic Party of Japan leader Banri Kaieda (L), and Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party leader Shinzo Abe at a debate in Tokyo on July 3, 2013, which was also attended by other political party chiefs, ahead of the July 21 House of Councillors election.

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Party leaders' debate

TOKYO, Japan - Political party chiefs join hands before a debate on their policies in Tokyo on July 3, 2013, ahead of the July 21 House of Councillors election. From left are Social Democratic Party leader Mizuho Fukushima, People's Life Party leader Ichiro Ozawa, New Komeito party leader Natsuo Yamaguchi, Democratic Party of Japan leader Banri Kaieda, Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party leader Shinzo Abe, Japan Restoration Party co-leader Toru Hashimoto, Your Party leader Yoshimi Watanabe, Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii and Green Wind party head Kuniko Tanioka.

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Party leaders' debate

TOKYO, Japan - Political party chiefs join hands before a debate on their policies in Tokyo on July 3, 2013, ahead of the July 21 House of Councillors election. From left are Social Democratic Party leader Mizuho Fukushima, People's Life Party leader Ichiro Ozawa, New Komeito party leader Natsuo Yamaguchi, Democratic Party of Japan leader Banri Kaieda, Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party leader Shinzo Abe, Japan Restoration Party co-leader Toru Hashimoto, Your Party leader Yoshimi Watanabe, Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii and Green Wind party head Kuniko Tanioka.