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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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Football-AFC Champions League Elite

Football-AFC Champions League Elite

Anderson Lopes of Yokohama F Marinos poses after scoring the team's second goal in the first half of an AFC Champions League Elite round of 16 second-leg football match against Shanghai Port in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on March 11, 2025.

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Football-AFC Champions League Elite

Football-AFC Champions League Elite

Anderson Lopes of Yokohama F Marinos reacts after scoring the team's second goal in the first half of an AFC Champions League Elite round of 16 second-leg football match against Shanghai Port in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on March 11, 2025.

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Football-AFC Champions League Elite

Football-AFC Champions League Elite

Daiya Tono (front) runs after opening the scoring for Yokohama F Marinos in the first half of an AFC Champions League Elite round of 16 second-leg football match against Shanghai Port in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on March 11, 2025.

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Football-AFC Champions League Elite

Football-AFC Champions League Elite

Anderson Lopes of Yokohama F Marinos reacts after scoring the team's fourth goal in the second half of an AFC Champions League Elite round of 16 second-leg football match against Shanghai Port in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on March 11, 2025.

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Football-AFC Champions League Elite

Football-AFC Champions League Elite

Daiya Tono (top) celebrates with teammates after opening the scoring for Yokohama F Marinos in the first half of an AFC Champions League Elite round of 16 second-leg football match against Shanghai Port in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on March 11, 2025.

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Football-AFC Champions League Elite

Football-AFC Champions League Elite

Yan Matheus of Yokohama F Marinos reacts after scoring the team's third goal in the first half of an AFC Champions League Elite round of 16 second-leg football match against Shanghai Port in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on March 11, 2025.

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Football-AFC Champions League Elite

Football-AFC Champions League Elite

Yokohama F Marinos players pose for a photo after beating Shanghai Port in an AFC Champions League Elite round of 16 second-leg football match in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on March 11, 2025.

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Football-AFC Champions League Elite

Football-AFC Champions League Elite

Yokohama F Marinos players celebrate after beating Shanghai Port in an AFC Champions League Elite round of 16 second-leg football match in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on March 11, 2025.

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Football-AFC Champions League Elite

Football-AFC Champions League Elite

Anderson Lopes of Yokohama F Marinos reacts after scoring the team's second goal in the first half of an AFC Champions League Elite round of 16 second-leg football match against Shanghai Port in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on March 11, 2025.

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Football-AFC Champions League Elite

Football-AFC Champions League Elite

Yan Matheus (11) of Yokohama F Marinos scores the team's third goal in the first half of an AFC Champions League Elite round of 16 second-leg football match against Shanghai Port in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on March 11, 2025.

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Football-AFC Champions League Elite

Football-AFC Champions League Elite

Anderson Lopes (R) of Yokohama F Marinos scores the team's second goal in the first half of an AFC Champions League Elite round of 16 second-leg football match against Shanghai Port in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on March 11, 2025.

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Football-AFC Champions League Elite

Football-AFC Champions League Elite

Anderson Lopes (R) of Yokohama F Marinos scores the team's second goal in the first half of an AFC Champions League Elite round of 16 second-leg football match against Shanghai Port in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on March 11, 2025.

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Football-AFC Champions League Elite

Football-AFC Champions League Elite

Daiya Tono (R) opens the scoring for Yokohama F Marinos in the first half of an AFC Champions League Elite round of 16 second-leg football match against Shanghai Port in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on March 11, 2025.

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Football: ACLE round of 16

Football: ACLE round of 16

Yokohama F Marinos players celebrate after beating Shanghai Port in the first leg of their Asian Champions League Elite round of 16 football match away in Shanghai on March 4, 2025.

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Football: ACLE round of 16

Football: ACLE round of 16

Anderson Lopes (front) reacts after scoring the opening goal with a header for Yokohama F Marinos in the first half of their Asian Champions League Elite round of 16 football match first leg away to Shanghai Port in Shanghai on March 4, 2025.

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Football: ACLE round of 16

Football: ACLE round of 16

Anderson Lopes reacts after scoring the opening goal with a header for Yokohama F Marinos in the first half of their Asian Champions League Elite round of 16 football match first leg away to Shanghai Port in Shanghai on March 4, 2025.

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Football: ACLE round of 16

Football: ACLE round of 16

Anderson Lopes (R) reacts after scoring the opening goal with a header for Yokohama F Marinos in the first half of their Asian Champions League Elite round of 16 football match first leg away to Shanghai Port in Shanghai on March 4, 2025.

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Football: ACLE round of 16

Football: ACLE round of 16

Anderson Lopes (2nd from L) celebrates with teammates after scoring the opening goal with a header for Yokohama F Marinos in the first half of their Asian Champions League Elite round of 16 football match first leg away to Shanghai Port in Shanghai on March 4, 2025.

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Football: ACLE Round of 16

Football: ACLE Round of 16

Anderson Lopes (R) reacts after scoring the opening goal with a header for Yokohama F Marinos in the first half of their Asian Champions League Elite round of 16 football match first leg away to Shanghai Port in Shanghai on March 4, 2025.

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Football: ACLE round of 16

Football: ACLE round of 16

Anderson Lopes (white) scores the opening goal with a header for Yokohama F Marinos in the first half of their Asian Champions League Elite round of 16 football match first leg away to Shanghai Port in Shanghai on March 4, 2025.

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Football: ACLE

Football: ACLE

Jun Amano (R) of Yokohama F Marinos celebrates after scoring in the second half of an Asian Champions League Elite league stage match against Shanghai Port at Pudong Stadium in Shanghai on Feb. 19, 2025.

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Football: ACLE

Football: ACLE

Asahi Uenaka (C) of Yokohama F Marinos scores in the second half of an Asian Champions League Elite league stage match against Shanghai Port in Shanghai on Feb. 19, 2025.

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Football: ACLE

Football: ACLE

Jun Amano (R) of Yokohama F Marinos celebrates after scoring in the second half of an Asian Champions League Elite league stage match against Shanghai Port in Shanghai on Feb. 19, 2025.

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Football: ACLE

Football: ACLE

Asahi Uenaka (R) of Yokohama F Marinos scores in the second half of an Asian Champions League Elite league stage match against Shanghai Port at Pudong Stadium in Shanghai on Feb. 19, 2025.

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Football: ACLE

Football: ACLE

Jun Amano (2nd from L) of Yokohama F Marinos celebrates with teammates after scoring in the second half of an Asian Champions League Elite league stage match against Shanghai Port at Pudong Stadium in Shanghai on Feb. 19, 2025.

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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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5 years since mass COVID outbreak on Diamond Princess

YOKOHAMA, Japan, Feb. 3 Kyodo - People throw flowers from a port in Yokohama near Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2025, exactly five years after the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in 2020 amid concerns about a mass COVID-19 outbreak. The infections on the ship led to thousands being quarantined and left 13 of the over 700 infected crew and passengers dead. (Kyodo)

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5 years since mass COVID outbreak on Diamond Princess

5 years since mass COVID outbreak on Diamond Princess

People throw flowers from a port in Yokohama near Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2025, exactly five years after the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in 2020 amid concerns about a mass COVID-19 outbreak. The infections on the ship led to thousands being quarantined and left 13 of the over 700 infected crew and passengers dead.

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5 years since mass COVID-19 outbreak on Diamond Princess

5 years since mass COVID-19 outbreak on Diamond Princess

People observe a moment of silence at a port in Yokohama near Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2025, exactly five years after the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in 2020 amid concerns about a mass COVID-19 outbreak. The infections on the ship led to thousands being quarantined and left 13 of the over 700 infected crew and passengers dead.

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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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Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker in Japan

Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker in Japan

Canada's ambassador to Japan, Ian McKay, meets the press on Oct. 2, 2024, in front of the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Sir Wilfrid Laurier as it makes a port call in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, its first in the Indo-Pacific region.

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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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Peace Boat resumes voyages after COVID hiatus

Peace Boat resumes voyages after COVID hiatus

Peace Boat's ship departs from Yokohama port near Tokyo on April 7, 2023, for a 108-day trip with stops in 17 countries, as the nongovernmental organization resumes ocean voyages after a hiatus of around three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Japan sees 1st foreign cruise ship arrival in 3 years amid pandemic

A foreign cruise ship docked in a Shizuoka Prefecture port Wednesday to become the first such vessel to arrive in Japan in about three years following a government-mandated suspension of cruises due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 29,000-ton ship, which departed Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands on Feb. 25, is scheduled to leave Shizuoka for Tokyo on Wednesday night. Acceptance of foreign cruise ships was suspended in March 2020 following a mass coronavirus outbreak on the Diamond Princess, which caused thousands to be quarantined in Yokohama in February 2020 and left 13 of the over 700 infected crew and passengers dead.

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110th anniversary of Japanese soccer international friendlies

110th anniversary of Japanese soccer international friendlies

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Members of the Yokohama Country & Athletic Club, Japan's oldest sports club formed by foreign residents, and a University of Tsukuba old boys' team pose ahead of a friendly match on Feb. 2, 2014, in the port city of Yokohama. This year marks the 110th anniversary since the club played against the university's antecedent in what is said to be Japan's first international soccer game.

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110th anniversary of Japanese soccer international friendlies

110th anniversary of Japanese soccer international friendlies

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Members of the Yokohama Country & Athletic Club, Japan's oldest sports club formed by foreign residents, and a University of Tsukuba old boys' team compete for the ball during a friendly match on Feb. 2, 2014, in the port city of Yokohama. This year marks the 110th anniversary since the club played against the university' antecedent in what is said to be Japan's first international soccer game.

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Japan Coast Guard cracks down on Chinese coral poachers

Japan Coast Guard cracks down on Chinese coral poachers

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A Chinese ship enters Yokohama port southwest of Tokyo on Nov. 24, 2014, after its captain was arrested by the Japan Coast Guard over the alleged poaching of coral in Japanese waters near the Ogasawara island chain.

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LED-lit ship sails through Port of Yokohama

LED-lit ship sails through Port of Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - An LED-illuminated ship sails through the Port of Yokohama on Oct. 30, 2014, as part of a "Smart Illumination Yokohama" event lasting through Nov. 16 in the coastal city southwest of Tokyo with the participation of artists from Japan, South Korea and China.

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Rare 'Zhou piano' played by manufacturer's granddaughter

Rare 'Zhou piano' played by manufacturer's granddaughter

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A rare "Zhou piano," produced by Chinese immigrant Zhou Xiaosheng in Yokohama about 90 years ago, is played by his granddaughter in the port city west of Tokyo on June 2, 2014.

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World's biggest container ship leaves Yokohama

World's biggest container ship leaves Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - The 194,849-ton Marstal Maersk, the world's biggest container ship, leaves the Port of Yokohama on May 23, 2014, to continue its maiden voyage. The vessel, registered in Denmark, was completed at a South Korean shipyard on May 20.

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World's biggest container ship anchored in Yokohama

World's biggest container ship anchored in Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - The 194,849-ton Marstal Maersk, the world's biggest container ship, is anchored at the Port of Yokohama on May 23, 2014, during its maiden voyage. The vessel, registered in Denmark, was completed at a South Korean shipyard on May 20.

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