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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: 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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Coming-of-Age ceremony at Tokyo DisneySea

URAYASU, Japan Kyodo - Disney characters appear at a ceremony for 20-year-olds at Tokyo DisneySea theme park in Urayasu near Tokyo on Japan's Coming of Age Day national holiday on Jan. 8, 2024. (Kyodo)

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Coming-of-Age ceremony at Tokyo DisneySea

Women pose for a photo during a ceremony for 20-year-olds at Tokyo DisneySea theme park in Urayasu near Tokyo on Japan's Coming of Age Day national holiday on Jan. 8, 2024.

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Coming-of-Age ceremony at Tokyo DisneySea

Disney characters appear at a ceremony for 20-year-olds at Tokyo DisneySea theme park in Urayasu near Tokyo on Japan's Coming of Age Day national holiday on Jan. 8, 2024.

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Coming-of-Age ceremony at Tokyo DisneySea

Mickey Mouse and other Disney characters appear at a ceremony for 20-year-olds at Tokyo DisneySea theme park in Urayasu near Tokyo on Japan's Coming of Age Day national holiday on Jan. 8, 2024.

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Coming of Age Day in Japan

Women dressed in kimono pose for a selfie at Tokyo DisneySea theme park in Urayasu near Tokyo on Japan's Coming of Age Day national holiday on Jan. 9, 2023, as a "Hatachi no Tsudoi" (gathering of 20-year-olds) ceremony is held there. Many municipalities have changed the name of their coming-of-age ceremonies since Japan lowered the age of adulthood from 20 to 18 in April 2022.

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Coming of Age Day in Japan

Women dressed in kimono and men in suits pose for a photo at Tokyo DisneySea theme park in Urayasu near Tokyo on Japan's Coming of Age Day national holiday on Jan. 9, 2023, as a "Hatachi no Tsudoi" (gathering of 20-year-olds) ceremony is held there. Many municipalities have changed the name of their coming-of-age ceremonies since Japan lowered the age of adulthood from 20 to 18 in April 2022.

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Coming of Age Day in Japan

Mickey Mouse appears at a "Hatachi no Tsudoi" (gathering of 20-year-olds) ceremony at Tokyo DisneySea theme park in Urayasu near Tokyo on Japan's Coming of Age Day national holiday on Jan. 9, 2023. Many municipalities have changed the name of their coming-of-age ceremonies since Japan lowered the age of adulthood from 20 to 18 in April 2022.

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Coming of Age Day in Japan

Mickey Mouse (front) and other Disney characters appear at a "Hatachi no Tsudoi" (gathering of 20-year-olds) ceremony at Tokyo DisneySea theme park in Urayasu near Tokyo on Japan's Coming of Age Day national holiday on Jan. 9, 2023. Many municipalities have changed the name of their coming-of-age ceremonies since Japan lowered the age of adulthood from 20 to 18 in April 2022.

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Human letters formed to mark "2020 Days to Go"

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows on Jan. 12, 2015, Japan's Coming-of-Age Day, new adults forming human letters in front of the Tokyo metropolitan government office building to show 2,020 days to go before the start of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

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Human letters formed to mark "2020 Days to Go"

TOKYO, Japan - On Jan. 12, 2015, Japan's Coming-of-Age Day, new adults form human letters in front of the Tokyo metropolitan government office building to show 2,020 days to go before the start of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

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Coming of age event for tour guides

TOKYO, Japan - Kumamon (C), a popular black bear mascot for Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture, joins coming-of-age celebrations for sightseeing tour guides of Hato Bus Co. dressed in kimono, in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Jan. 10, 2014. The company, which offers sightseeing bus services in and around the capital, annually holds its own celebration event for guides who are or will turn 20 years old as of April 1 ahead of the actual Coming of Age Day holiday, when the guides will be at work in Tokyo instead of celebrating in their own hometowns.

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Coming of Age Day

URAYASU, Japan - New adults pose for photos during a Coming of Age Day ceremony at Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2011. Ceremonies and commemorative events for Japan's 1.24 million new adults as of Jan. 1 were held across the country to mark Coming of Age Day, a national holiday in Japan.

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Coming of Age Day

URAYASU, Japan - Mickey Mouse celebrates with new adults during a Coming of Age Day ceremony at Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2011. Ceremonies and commemorative events for Japan's 1.24 million new adults as of Jan. 1 were held across the country to mark Coming of Age Day, a national holiday in Japan.

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Skater Asada poses in kimono

NAGOYA, Japan - Japanese figure skater Mao Asada smiles while posing in a kimono at a photo studio in Nagoya on Jan. 6, 2011, ahead of Japan's Coming of Age Day. The 20-year-old Asada pledged to do her best at the world championships in March.

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Skater Asada poses in kimono

NAGOYA, Japan - Japanese figure skater Mao Asada poses in a kimono at a photo studio in Nagoya on Jan. 6, 2011, ahead of Japan's Coming of Age Day. The 20-year-old Asada pledged to do her best at the world championships in March.

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Skater Asada poses in kimono

NAGOYA, Japan - Japanese figure skater Mao Asada poses in a kimono at a photo studio in Nagoya on Jan. 6, 2011, ahead of Japan's Coming of Age Day. The 20-year-old Asada pledged to do her best at the world championships in March.

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Japan fetes new adults, ratio of 20-yr-olds hits record low 1%

URAYASU, Japan - Women who turned 20 pose for photos with Mickey Mouse at Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, on Jan. 8 to celebrate Coming-of-Age Day. The ratio of those who entered the new year at the age of 20 hit a record low of 1.09 percent amid the graying of Japan's population.

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Coming of age event for bus tour guides

Tour guides of Hato Bus Co. in kimono exclaim in delight as Kumamon (L), the popular black bear mascot of Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture, make a surprise appearance during a ceremony marking their coming of age in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2016. The tour bus operator held the annual ceremony for 22 guides who are or will turn 20 years old as of April 1 before the actual Coming of Age Day on Jan. 11, a national holiday when they will be at work and unable to attend ceremonies at their respective hometowns. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan fetes new adults, ratio of 20-yr-olds hits record low 1%

URAYASU, Japan - Women who turned 20 pose for photos with Mickey Mouse at Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, on Jan. 8 to celebrate Coming-of-Age Day. The ratio of those who entered the new year at the age of 20 hit a record low of 1.09 percent amid the graying of Japan's population. (Kyodo)

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Human letters formed to mark "2020 Days to Go"

TOKYO, Japan - On Jan. 12, 2015, Japan's Coming-of-Age Day, new adults form human letters in front of the Tokyo metropolitan government office building to show 2,020 days to go before the start of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. (Kyodo)

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Skater Asada poses in kimono

NAGOYA, Japan - Japanese figure skater Mao Asada smiles while posing in a kimono at a photo studio in Nagoya on Jan. 6, 2011, ahead of Japan's Coming of Age Day. The 20-year-old Asada pledged to do her best at the world championships in March. (Kyodo)

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Skater Asada poses in kimono

NAGOYA, Japan - Japanese figure skater Mao Asada poses in a kimono at a photo studio in Nagoya on Jan. 6, 2011, ahead of Japan's Coming of Age Day. The 20-year-old Asada pledged to do her best at the world championships in March. (Kyodo)

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Skater Asada poses in kimono

NAGOYA, Japan - Japanese figure skater Mao Asada poses in a kimono at a photo studio in Nagoya on Jan. 6, 2011, ahead of Japan's Coming of Age Day. The 20-year-old Asada pledged to do her best at the world championships in March. (Kyodo)

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Coming of Age Day

URAYASU, Japan - Mickey Mouse celebrates with new adults during a Coming of Age Day ceremony at Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2011. Ceremonies and commemorative events for Japan's 1.24 million new adults as of Jan. 1 were held across the country to mark Coming of Age Day, a national holiday in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Coming of Age Day

URAYASU, Japan - New adults pose for photos during a Coming of Age Day ceremony at Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2011. Ceremonies and commemorative events for Japan's 1.24 million new adults as of Jan. 1 were held across the country to mark Coming of Age Day, a national holiday in Japan. (Kyodo)