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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: Labrador Puppy Slips On Icy Stairs As Major Winter Storm Hits Kansas

A major winter storm swept into the U.S. central plains on Saturday, January 4, causing icy streets and multiple crashes in Kansas. This video shows a Labrador puppy slipping down icy outdoor stairs in Lawrence.

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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: 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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JAPAN-TOKYO-FORMER JAPANESE PM-RESIDENCE-FIRE

(240108) -- TOKYO, Jan. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A firefighter works near the residence of former Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 8, 2024. A fire broke out in a building that was former Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka's residence in Tokyo on Monday afternoon, local media reported. The Tokyo Fire Department received a report of the fire just after 3:20 p.m. local time (0620 GMT), public broadcaster NHK said. The building can be seen burning heavily with smoke rising, and firefighters are currently working to extinguish the blaze, according to NHK footage. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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Environment And Public Works Hearing - Washington

Shellie R. Chard, Director, Water Quality Division, Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality responds to questions during a Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works hearing to examine accessing clean water infrastructure assistance, focusing on small, rural, disadvantaged and underserved communities, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, November 8, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Environment And Public Works Hearing - Washington

Shellie R. Chard, Director, Water Quality Division, Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality responds to questions during a Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works hearing to examine accessing clean water infrastructure assistance, focusing on small, rural, disadvantaged and underserved communities, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, November 8, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Environment And Public Works Hearing - Washington

Shellie R. Chard, Director, Water Quality Division, Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality responds to questions during a Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works hearing to examine accessing clean water infrastructure assistance, focusing on small, rural, disadvantaged and underserved communities, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, November 8, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Environment And Public Works Hearing - Washington

Shellie R. Chard, Director, Water Quality Division, Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality responds to questions during a Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works hearing to examine accessing clean water infrastructure assistance, focusing on small, rural, disadvantaged and underserved communities, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, November 8, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Environment And Public Works Hearing - Washington

Shellie R. Chard, Director, Water Quality Division, Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality responds to questions during a Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works hearing to examine accessing clean water infrastructure assistance, focusing on small, rural, disadvantaged and underserved communities, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, November 8, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Environment And Public Works Hearing - Washington

Shellie R. Chard, Director, Water Quality Division, Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality responds to questions during a Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works hearing to examine accessing clean water infrastructure assistance, focusing on small, rural, disadvantaged and underserved communities, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, November 8, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senate Hearings - Washington

Elizabeth Biser, Secretary, North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, appears before a Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works hearing to examine implementing IIJA, focusing on perspectives on the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Thursday, September 7, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senate Hearings - Washington

Elizabeth Biser, Secretary, North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, appears before a Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works hearing to examine implementing IIJA, focusing on perspectives on the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Thursday, September 7, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senate Hearings - Washington

Elizabeth Biser, Secretary, North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, appears before a Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works hearing to examine implementing IIJA, focusing on perspectives on the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Thursday, September 7, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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100 days to go, Hangzhou ready for Asian Games

STORY: 100 days to go, Hangzhou ready for Asian Games DATELINE: June 15, 2023 LENGTH: 0:04:54 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Hangzhou Asian Games venues 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MAO KUN, Accessibility service office of venue construction department of Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HU HAORAN, Qunxing rolling lantern art troupe of Linping district in Hangzhou 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): TUNGAMIRAI ERIC MUPONA, Founder of Abroad Path Leader (APL) Public Service Platform STORYLINE: The 19th Asian Games is to be held in east China's Hangzhou this fall. It will be the third Asian Games to be hosted in China, after Beijing 1990 and Guangzhou 2010. Over the past years, people from various walks of life have been striving to stage an impressive international sports event. Mao Kun works at the accessibility office of the Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee. He thinks his work is very meaningful to help the disabled, the sick and the

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIYANG-PUBLIC BIG DATA-STATE KEY LABORATORY (CN)

(220527) -- GUIYANG, May 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member works at the State Key Laboratory of Public Big Data at Guizhou University in Guizhou, southwest China's Guiyang Province, May 27, 2022. In southwest China's Guiyang, Guizhou University's State Key Laboratory of Public Big Data, co-founded by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China and the Guizhou Provincial Department of Science and Technology, was put into operation in October 2021. It is the only one of its kind in the field of big data in the country. The laboratory is dedicated to the application of big data in the modernization of industry, agriculture, public administration and the like. In December 2021, an astronomy big data laboratory affiliated to the State Key Laboratory of Public Big Data was also built to work on the big data of astronomy. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIYANG-PUBLIC BIG DATA-STATE KEY LABORATORY (CN)

(220527) -- GUIYANG, May 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member works on a simulation experiment of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at the State Key Laboratory of Public Big Data at Guizhou University in Guizhou, southwest China's Guiyang Province, May 27, 2022. In southwest China's Guiyang, Guizhou University's State Key Laboratory of Public Big Data, co-founded by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China and the Guizhou Provincial Department of Science and Technology, was put into operation in October 2021. It is the only one of its kind in the field of big data in the country. The laboratory is dedicated to the application of big data in the modernization of industry, agriculture, public administration and the like. In December 2021, an astronomy big data laboratory affiliated to the State Key Laboratory of Public Big Data was also built to work on the big data of astronomy. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIYANG-PUBLIC BIG DATA-STATE KEY LABORATORY (CN)

(220527) -- GUIYANG, May 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member works on a simulation experiment of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at the State Key Laboratory of Public Big Data at Guizhou University in Guizhou, southwest China's Guiyang Province, May 27, 2022. In southwest China's Guiyang, Guizhou University's State Key Laboratory of Public Big Data, co-founded by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China and the Guizhou Provincial Department of Science and Technology, was put into operation in October 2021. It is the only one of its kind in the field of big data in the country. The laboratory is dedicated to the application of big data in the modernization of industry, agriculture, public administration and the like. In December 2021, an astronomy big data laboratory affiliated to the State Key Laboratory of Public Big Data was also built to work on the big data of astronomy. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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Environment And Public Works Nominations Hearing - Washington

Julianne Smith appears before a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations for her nomination hearing to be United States Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, with the rank and status of Ambassador, Department of State, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, September 15, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Environment And Public Works Nominations Hearing - Washington

Julianne Smith appears before a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations for her nomination hearing to be United States Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, with the rank and status of Ambassador, Department of State, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, September 15, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Environment And Public Works Nominations Hearing - Washington

Julianne Smith appears before a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations for her nomination hearing to be United States Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, with the rank and status of Ambassador, Department of State, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, September 15, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Environment And Public Works Nominations Hearing - Washington

Denise Campbell Bauer appears before a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations for her nomination hearing to be Ambassador to the French Republic, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Principality of Monaco), Department of State, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, September 15, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Environment And Public Works Nominations Hearing - Washington

Denise Campbell Bauer appears before a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations for her nomination hearing to be Ambassador to the French Republic, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Principality of Monaco), Department of State, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, September 15, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Environment And Public Works Nominations Hearing - Washington

Julieta Valls Noyes appears before a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations for her nomination hearing to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Population, Refugees, and Migration), Department of State, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, September 15, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Environment And Public Works Nominations Hearing - Washington

Julieta Valls Noyes appears before a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations for her nomination hearing to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Population, Refugees, and Migration), Department of State, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, September 15, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Environment And Public Works Nominations Hearing - Washington

Julieta Valls Noyes appears before a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations for her nomination hearing to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Population, Refugees, and Migration), Department of State, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, September 15, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Environment And Public Works Nominations Hearing - Washington

Julieta Valls Noyes appears before a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations for her nomination hearing to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Population, Refugees, and Migration), Department of State, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, September 15, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Environment And Public Works Nominations Hearing - Washington

Julieta Valls Noyes appears before a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations for her nomination hearing to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Population, Refugees, and Migration), Department of State, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, September 15, 2021. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM