Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Batters Southern Region, Leaving Widespread Damage

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Chiayi's Budai Township around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall to the southern region. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday. The video shows the aftermath left by the typhoon in Cigu District, Tainan.

RECAP – Major Flooding Hits Chiang Mai, Thailand

Heavy rainfall swept through northern Thailand on Friday, October 4, causing the second major flood within a week. Residents of Chiang Mai and surrounding areas were forced to evacuate to higher ground, and evacuation efforts were underway for more than 100 elephants and other animals at the Elephant Nature Park.

Thailand: Major Flooding Hits Chiang Mai Forcing Residents And Animals To Evacuate 10

Heavy rainfall swept through northern Thailand on Friday, October 4, causing the second major flood within a week. Residents of Chiang Mai and surrounding areas were forced to evacuate to higher ground, and evacuation efforts were underway for more than 100 elephants and other animals at the Elephant Nature Park.

Thailand: Major Flooding Hits Chiang Mai Forcing Residents And Animals To Evacuate 9

Heavy rainfall swept through northern Thailand on Friday, October 4, causing the second major flood within a week. Residents of Chiang Mai and surrounding areas were forced to evacuate to higher ground, and evacuation efforts were underway for more than 100 elephants and other animals at the Elephant Nature Park.

Flooding in Thailand

Flooding in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Residents move by boat in a flooded residential area in Sai Mai district, northern Bangkok, on Nov. 17, 2011.

Flooding in Thailand

Flooding in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Residents go shopping by raft in a flooded residential area in Sai Mai district, northern Bangkok, on Nov. 17, 2011.

Flooding in Bangkok

Flooding in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Rescue workers ride on an off-road vehicle with a boat on its roof through an inundated road in the Sai Mai district of northern Bangkok on Oct. 26, 2011. Flooding has expanded in the northern and western areas of the capital of Thailand.

Flooding in Bangkok

Flooding in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - People wade through an inundated road in the Sai Mai district of northern Bangkok on Oct. 26, 2011. Flooding has expanded in the northern and western areas of the capital of Thailand.

Flooding in Thailand

Flooding in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Residents move by boat in a flooded residential area in Sai Mai district, northern Bangkok, on Nov. 17, 2011. (Kyodo)

Flooding in Thailand

Flooding in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Residents go shopping by raft in a flooded residential area in Sai Mai district, northern Bangkok, on Nov. 17, 2011. (Kyodo)

Flooding in Bangkok

Flooding in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - People wade through an inundated road in the Sai Mai district of northern Bangkok on Oct. 26, 2011. Flooding has expanded in the northern and western areas of the capital of Thailand. (Kyodo)

Flooding in Bangkok

Flooding in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Rescue workers ride on an off-road vehicle with a boat on its roof through an inundated road in the Sai Mai district of northern Bangkok on Oct. 26, 2011. Flooding has expanded in the northern and western areas of the capital of Thailand. (Kyodo)