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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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Japan takes up indictment of Sankei reporter in talks with S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Junichi Ihara, head of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of Japan's Foreign Ministry, speaks to reporters at the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Nov. 27, 2014, after talks with Lee Sang Deok, head of the Northeast Asian Affairs Bureau of South Korea's Foreign Ministry. Ihara said the Japanese side took up the indictment of a Japanese reporter accused of slandering the South Korean president in the talks, calling the action "extremely regrettable."

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Japan takes up indictment of Sankei reporter in talks with S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Junichi Ihara (R), head of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of Japan's Foreign Ministry, speaks to reporters at the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Nov. 27, 2014, after talks with Lee Sang Deok, head of the Northeast Asian Affairs Bureau of South Korea's Foreign Ministry. Ihara said the Japanese side took up the indictment of a Japanese reporter accused of slandering the South Korean president in the talks, calling the action "extremely regrettable."

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Japan, S. Korea discuss possible foreign ministerial talks in N.Y.

TOKYO, Japan - Lee Sang Deok (C), director general of the Northeast Asian Affairs Bureau of South Korea's Foreign Ministry, meets the press after holding talks with his Japanese counterpart, Junichi Ihara, at the Japanese Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2014. Lee and Ihara discussed a possible foreign ministerial meeting between the two countries on the sidelines of annual gatherings of the U.N. General Assembly in New York the following week, according to a Japanese official.

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Japan-S. Korea talks in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Junichi Ihara, head of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of the Japanese Foreign Ministry, is surrounded by reporters as he leaves South Korea's Foreign Ministry in Seoul on July 23, 2014, after talks with Lee Sang Deok, head of the Northeast Asian Affairs Bureau of the South Korean Foreign Ministry.

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Japan-S. Korea talks in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Junichi Ihara, head of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of the Japanese Foreign Ministry, is surrounded by reporters as he leaves South Korea's Foreign Ministry in Seoul on July 23, 2014, after talks with Lee Sang Deok, head of the Northeast Asian Affairs Bureau of the South Korean Foreign Ministry.

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S. Korea, Japan to hold talks on wartime sexual slavery

SEOUL, South Korea - Junichi Ihara, director general of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of the Japanese Foreign Ministry, arrives at Seoul's Gimpo airport on July 23, 2014, for talks with Lee Sang Deok, director general of the Northeast Asian affairs bureau of South Korea's Foreign Ministry, on bilateral issues such as Korean women forced to serve at brothels for the wartime Japanese military.

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Japan-ROK director-general level talks

TOKYO, Japan - Lee Sang Deok, director general of the Northeast Asian Affairs Bureau of South Korea's Foreign Ministry, enters the Japanese Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on May 15, 2014, for talks with Junichi Ihara, director general of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of the Japanese Foreign Ministry.

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Japan-S. Korea talks

SEOUL, South Korea - Junichi Ihara, director general of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of the Japanese Foreign Ministry, speaks with reporters in Seoul on April 16, 2014, after meeting with Lee Sang Deok, director general of the Northeast Asian Affairs Bureau of South Korea's Foreign Ministry.

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Japan-S. Korea talks

SEOUL, South Korea - Junichi Ihara (C), director general of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of the Japanese Foreign Ministry, leaves the South Korean Foreign Ministry in Seoul on April 16, 2014, after holding talks with Lee Sang Deok, director general of the Northeast Asian Affairs Bureau of South Korea's Foreign Ministry.

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S. Korea, Japan begin 1st high-level security talks in 5 years

Lee Sang Deok (2nd from R), director general of the Northeast Asian Affairs Bureau of South Korea's Foreign Ministry, shakes hands with Junichi Ihara, director general of its Japanese counterpart's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, in Seoul on April 14, 2015, as the two countries began their first high-level security talks in more than five years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, S. Korea foreign ministry officials hold talks in Tokyo

Lee Sang Deok, director general for Northeast Asian Affairs of South Korea's Foreign Ministry, heads to a meeting with Junichi Ihara, director general of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of the Japanese Foreign Ministry, in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2015, to discuss a range of issues. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan takes up indictment of Sankei reporter in talks with S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Junichi Ihara, head of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of Japan's Foreign Ministry, speaks to reporters at the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Nov. 27, 2014, after talks with Lee Sang Deok, head of the Northeast Asian Affairs Bureau of South Korea's Foreign Ministry. Ihara said the Japanese side took up the indictment of a Japanese reporter accused of slandering the South Korean president in the talks, calling the action "extremely regrettable." (Kyodo)

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Japan, S. Korea discuss possible foreign ministerial talks in N.Y.

TOKYO, Japan - Lee Sang Deok (C), director general of the Northeast Asian Affairs Bureau of South Korea's Foreign Ministry, meets the press after holding talks with his Japanese counterpart, Junichi Ihara, at the Japanese Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2014. Lee and Ihara discussed a possible foreign ministerial meeting between the two countries on the sidelines of annual gatherings of the U.N. General Assembly in New York the following week, according to a Japanese official. (Kyodo)