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US: Massive Warehouse Fire Destroys Medline Distribution Center in Northern California

A massive fire broke out at a Medline distribution warehouse in Tracy, Northern California, on Thursday, June 11, destroying the one-million-square-foot facility and sending a large column of black smoke into the sky. The blaze started around 1 p.m. and prompted evacuations in the surrounding area.

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China: Wedding Feast Carries On as Heavy Rain Floods Venue in Shaanxi

This unforgettable scene was captured in Weinan, Shaanxi Province, on May 18, 2026. It looks like a party on a river, but it’s actually an outdoor wedding feast. A sudden heavy downpour flooded the square with dozens of centimeters of water. Relatives and friends sit around dozens of round tables, watching the ceremony and waiting for the meal. Thankfully, the organizers set up cozy canopies and fences, keeping guests dry. Rain can’t stop love and blessings—everyone shows up in the storm to celebrate the newlyweds.

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New Zealand: Landslide Hits Mount Maunganui 3

Six people, including two teenagers, are missing after a major landslide struck a local campground in Mount Maunganui on Thursday, January 22. Police are also seeking information on three others as search and rescue operations continue in a dangerous environment, with authorities describing the incident as a national tragedy and the community rallying to support affected families.

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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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New presidential palace in Indonesia

Video taken on Nov. 2, 2023, shows Indonesia's new presidential palace under construction in Sepaku, East Kalimantan. (Kyodo)

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Defense Minister Kitazawa talks with Okinaga Gov. Nakaima

NAHA, Japan - Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa (L) meets with Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima (R) at the prefectural government office in Naha on March 26, 2010, to discuss relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station, which is currently situated in the prefecture. Kitazawa told Nakaima that the government is considering various ideas that would involve relocating the functions of Futemma to more than one site.

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(1)Machimura feels Futemma base relocation must speed up

GINOWAN, Japan - Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura speaks with a municipal government official on Oct. 16 during his visit to the scene of a CH-53D U.S. military chopper crash in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, in August 2004. Machimura said later it is necessary to accelerate the relocation of some of the U.S. Marine Corps Futemma Air Station's functions in the prefecture in line with a Japan-U.S. agreement.

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Gov't, Okinawa agree on land reclamation for Futemma

TOKYO, Japan - Officials from the central government and Okinawa in their meeting in Tokyo on July 29 agree on a basic plan to reclaim land from the sea off Nago, northern Okinawa, as a relocation site for the heliport functions of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Ginowan, central Okinawa. At the table are State Minister for Okinawa Koji Omi (2nd from L, background) and Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine (R, foreground).

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Inamine requests fewer U.S. bases in talks with Omi

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine (R, standing) reads out to Koji Omi (far L), state minister for Okinawa affairs, the prefecture's demands concerning the planned relocation of the heliport functions of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station at the prefectural government in Naha on June 4. The governor requested that the central government proceed with the relocation and reduction of U.S. bases in Okinawa Prefecture.

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Protesters conduct sit-in over Futemma base relocation

NAHA, Japan - About 30 people stage a sit-in protest on Nov. 23 in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, a day after the prefectural government formally chose the city as the candidate site for the relocation of the heliport functions of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station. The protesters staged the protest in front of the Nago city hall shortly after 9 a.m.

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Okinawa gov't proposes relocating Futemma heliport to Nago

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine formally announces Nov. 22 that the prefectural government has named the Henoko district in Nago, northern Okinawa, as the candidate site for the relocation of the heliport functions of the U.S. Marine Corps Futemma Air Station in Ginowan, central Okinawa.

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Okinawa people protest U.S. base relocation

NAHA, Japan - Some 12,000 people gathered at a local park in Ginowan, Okinawa on Oct. 23 to oppose the relocation of the heliport of the U.S. Marine Corps Futemma Air Station to somewhere within the prefecture. Members of civic groups, labor unions and political parties adopted a resolution demanding the central government and the Okinawa government withdraw plans to transfer the functions of the heliport within the prefecture.

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(1)Machimura feels Futemma base relocation must speed up

GINOWAN, Japan - Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura speaks with a municipal government official on Oct. 16 during his visit to the scene of a CH-53D U.S. military chopper crash in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, in August 2004. Machimura said later it is necessary to accelerate the relocation of some of the U.S. Marine Corps Futemma Air Station's functions in the prefecture in line with a Japan-U.S. agreement. (Kyodo)

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Defense Minister Kitazawa talks with Okinaga Gov. Nakaima

NAHA, Japan - Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa (L) meets with Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima (R) at the prefectural government office in Naha on March 26, 2010, to discuss relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station, which is currently situated in the prefecture. Kitazawa told Nakaima that the government is considering various ideas that would involve relocating the functions of Futemma to more than one site. (Kyodo)

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Inamine requests fewer U.S. bases in talks with Omi

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine (R, standing) reads out to Koji Omi (far L), state minister for Okinawa affairs, the prefecture's demands concerning the planned relocation of the heliport functions of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station at the prefectural government in Naha on June 4. The governor requested that the central government proceed with the relocation and reduction of U.S. bases in Okinawa Prefecture.

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Protesters conduct sit-in over Futemma base relocation

NAHA, Japan - About 30 people stage a sit-in protest on Nov. 23 in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, a day after the prefectural government formally chose the city as the candidate site for the relocation of the heliport functions of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station. The protesters staged the protest in front of the Nago city hall shortly after 9 a.m.

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Okinawa gov't proposes relocating Futemma heliport to Nago

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine formally announces Nov. 22 that the prefectural government has named the Henoko district in Nago, northern Okinawa, as the candidate site for the relocation of the heliport functions of the U.S. Marine Corps Futemma Air Station in Ginowan, central Okinawa.

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Okinawa people protest U.S. base relocation

NAHA, Japan - Some 12,000 people gathered at a local park in Ginowan, Okinawa on Oct. 23 to oppose the relocation of the heliport of the U.S. Marine Corps Futemma Air Station to somewhere within the prefecture. Members of civic groups, labor unions and political parties adopted a resolution demanding the central government and the Okinawa government withdraw plans to transfer the functions of the heliport within the prefecture.