US: Heavy Security Around Waldorf Astoria as President Xi Jinping Arrives

Police guarded security barriers near the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, September 23, as Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the U.S. While MPD did not confirm Xi was staying at the hotel, officials issued a special-event advisory covering the hotel from September 23 to 25.

Thailand: Heavy Rain Brings Widespread Flooding Across Several Regions

Thailand’s weather agency warned of heavy to very heavy rain from Wednesday, September 23, through September 27 across the North, lower Northeast, Central region including Bangkok, East, and South. Flooding hit Pattaya and Chonburi, submerging Highway 331 in Si Racha. A foreign man went missing after being swept away in a Pattaya canal.

India: Heavy September Snowfall Covers Khardung La Pass in Ladakh

Heavy snowfall blanketed Khardung La Pass in Ladakh on September 23, covering roads and reducing visibility in the high-altitude area. Visuals show snow-covered roads with vehicles lined up along the route as people navigate the wintry conditions. Vehicles were reportedly held at the Spang Chanmo check post following the snowfall.

Mexico: Category 5 Hurricane Polo Brings Gusty Wind, Rain to Pacific Coast

Hurricane Polo rapidly strengthened into a Category 5 storm off Mexico's Pacific coast, with maximum sustained winds of 165 mph. As of Tuesday evening, Polo was located about 210 miles south of Zihuatanejo. Residents in Guerrero and Michoacán remained on alert, bracing for heavy rain, flooding, damaging winds and storm surge.

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 22, 2026, shows the site of a mudslide in Kamogawa in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, following heavy rain caused by Typhoon Dujuan.

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 22, 2026, shows the site of a mudslide in Kamogawa in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, following heavy rain caused by Typhoon Dujuan.

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 22, 2026, shows the site of a mudslide in Kamogawa in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, following heavy rain caused by Typhoon Dujuan.

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 22, 2026, shows the site of a mudslide in Kamogawa in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, following heavy rain caused by Typhoon Dujuan.

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 22, 2026, shows the site of a mudslide in Kamogawa in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, following heavy rain caused by Typhoon Dujuan.

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 22, 2026, shows the site of a mudslide in Kamogawa in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, following heavy rain caused by Typhoon Dujuan.

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 22, 2026, shows the site of a mudslide in Kamogawa in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, following heavy rain caused by Typhoon Dujuan.

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Photo taken on Sept. 22, 2026, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a flooded area in Oamishirasato in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, following heavy rain caused by Typhoon Dujuan.

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Photo taken on Sept. 22, 2026, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a flooded area in Oamishirasato in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, following heavy rain caused by Typhoon Dujuan.

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Firefighters push a life raft carrying residents near a flooded river in Sakura in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 22, 2026, following heavy rain caused by Typhoon Dujuan.

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Firefighters push a life raft carrying residents near a flooded river in Sakura in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 22, 2026, following heavy rain caused by Typhoon Dujuan.

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

People walk in a flooded area in Sakura in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 22, 2026, following heavy rain caused by Typhoon Dujuan.

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

People walk in a flooded area in Sakura in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 22, 2026, following heavy rain caused by Typhoon Dujuan.

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Photo taken on Sept. 22, 2026, shows a partly submerged vehicle near a flooded river in Sakura in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, following heavy rain caused by Typhoon Dujuan.

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 22, 2026, shows the site of massive mudslides near an elementary school in Nagara in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, following heavy rain caused by Typhoon Dujuan.

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 22, 2026, shows the site of mudslides in Nagara in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, following heavy rain caused by Typhoon Dujuan.

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Photo taken on Sept. 22, 2026, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a flooded residential area in Sakura in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, following heavy rain caused by Typhoon Dujuan.

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Photo taken on Sept. 22, 2026, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a flooded residential area in Sakura in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, following heavy rain caused by Typhoon Dujuan.

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Photo taken on Sept. 22, 2026, shows a flooded paddy field in Yotsukaido in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, following heavy rain caused by Typhoon Dujuan.

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 22, 2026, shows the site of a mudslide near a residential area in Miura in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, following heavy rain caused by Typhoon Dujuan.

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 22, 2026, shows the site of a mudslide near homes in Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, following heavy rain caused by Typhoon Dujuan.

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 22, 2026, shows homes partially buried by a mudslide in Miura in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, following heavy rain caused by Typhoon Dujuan.

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 22, 2026, shows the site of a mudslide near homes in Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, following heavy rain caused by Typhoon Dujuan.

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Photo taken on Sept. 22, 2026, shows a home destroyed by a mudslide in Miura in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, following heavy rain caused by Typhoon Dujuan.

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Photo taken on Sept. 22, 2026, shows a home destroyed by a mudslide in Miura in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, following heavy rain caused by Typhoon Dujuan.

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 22, 2026, shows the site of a mudslide near a home in Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, following heavy rain caused by Typhoon Dujuan.

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 22, 2026, shows homes partially buried by a mudslide in Miura in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, following heavy rain caused by Typhoon Dujuan.

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

A street remains flooded in Sakura in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 22, 2026, following heavy rain caused by Typhoon Dujuan.

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

A street remains flooded in Sakura in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 22, 2026, following heavy rain caused by Typhoon Dujuan.

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

A road remains partially flooded in Sakura in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 22, 2026, following heavy rain caused by Typhoon Dujuan.

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

A street remains flooded in Sakura in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 22, 2026, following heavy rain caused by Typhoon Dujuan.

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

A street remains flooded in Sakura in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 22, 2026, following heavy rain caused by Typhoon Dujuan.

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Photo taken on Sept. 22, 2026, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a flooded residential area in Sakura in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, following heavy rain caused by Typhoon Dujuan.

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Photo taken on Sept. 22, 2026, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a flooded residential area in Sakura in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, following heavy rain caused by Typhoon Dujuan.

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Photo taken on Sept. 22, 2026, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a flooded residential area in Sakura in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, following heavy rain caused by Typhoon Dujuan.

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Aftermath of Typhoon Dujuan

Photo taken on Sept. 22, 2026, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a flooded residential area in Sakura in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, following heavy rain caused by Typhoon Dujuan.

Japan: Manhole Bursts With Water as Typhoon Dujuan Brings Heavy Rain

A powerful Typhoon Dujuan brought heavy rain to a wide swath of Japan's Pacific coast on Monday, September 21, and flooding was reported in several areas. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a Level 5 special warning for landslides in Oshima Town in the Izu Islands. It also issued Level 2 to 4 heavy rain warnings across the Kanto-Koshin region. This video shows water forcefully gushing out of a manhole in Yokohama due to heavy rain.

Typhoon approaches eastern Japan

Typhoon approaches eastern Japan

A ramen shop is flooded in Oamishirasato in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 21, 2026, following heavy rain amid the approach of Typhoon Dujuan.

Turkey: Severe Thunderstorm Hits Trabzon, Causing Flooding

Severe thunderstorm hit Trabzon, Turkey, on Friday, September 18, bringing heavy rain and flooding major roads and the airport grounds. It stranded vehicles in the area and caused a retaining wall to collapse in the Yalıncak neighborhood. No casualties have been reported.

US: Severe Storms Bring Hail, Tornado to Northern Utah

Heavy hail pelted a shopping center parking lot in Layton, Davis County, on Friday, September 18, as severe thunderstorms swept through northern Utah, prompting a tornado warning across the region. Footage shows hailstones pelting the pavement and parked vehicles outside the Layton Hills Mall as the storm passed through. A tornado also touched down near Francis Peak in Davis County, though no damage was reported there, while elsewhere the storms uprooted trees, damaged ceilings, and cracked fences.

Argentina: Storms Bring Giant Hail to Córdoba

Heavy hail battered northwestern Córdoba, Argentina, on Saturday afternoon, September 19, as unstable weather brought thunderstorms, lightning, and strong gusts across the province. Hailstones accumulating thickly enough to blanket streets in neighborhoods like Villa Belgrano and Argüello in white.

Spain: Severe Storm Hits Catalonia With Hail and Strong Winds 2

Severe storms hit Catalonia on Wednesday night, September 16, bringing heavy rain, strong winds, and large hail.

Spain: Fierce Winds and Heavy Rain Batter Valencia, Reducing Visibility

A violent storm battered Valencia on Wednesday evening, September 16, with footage filmed outside Bar Stonyan showing heavy rain and strong winds reducing visibility to near zero. The storm caused widespread flooding and disrupted traffic across the city.

Spain: Torrential Rain Triggers Deadly Flooding in Barcelona 2

Torrential rain triggered severe flooding and a red weather alert across Barcelona and northeastern Spain on Wednesday, September 16, prompting road closures, rail delays, and dozens of flight cancellations at El Prat airport. A man died after being swept away by a stream in Garraf, and rescue crews worked to free a vehicle trapped inside a flooded tunnel as the storm also caused flooding and a partial ceiling collapse at Vall d'Hebron Hospital and left hundreds without power.

Spain: Torrential Rain Triggers Deadly Flooding in Barcelona

Torrential rain triggered severe flooding and a red weather alert across Barcelona and northeastern Spain on Wednesday, September 16, prompting road closures, rail delays, and dozens of flight cancellations at El Prat airport. A man died after being swept away by a stream in Garraf, and rescue crews worked to free a vehicle trapped inside a flooded tunnel as the storm also caused flooding and a partial ceiling collapse at Vall d'Hebron Hospital and left hundreds without power.

Spain: Severe Storm Hits Catalonia With Hail and Strong Winds

Severe storms hit Catalonia on Wednesday night, September 16, bringing heavy rain, strong winds, and large hail.