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Philippines: Typhoon Kalmaegi Triggers Severe Flooding, Displacing Thousands 4

At least 140 people have died and 127 remain missing after Typhoon Kalmaegi struck the Philippines, with the central province of Cebu suffering the worst damage from floods and mudslides. Homes were destroyed and streets were left buried in debris, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate. In Cebu, floodwaters rose to roof level in some areas. A state of calamity has been declared in Cebu to speed up emergency response as rescue operations continue.

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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: Multiple Arrested At Pro-Palestine Protest Outside NYU Stern School Of Business

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators, including students and faculty members, rallied outside the New York University Stern School of Business on Monday, April 22. As the protest intensified, multiple protesters were taken into custody.

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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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Dalai Lama in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The Dalai Lama (C, L), the Tibetan spiritual leader, speaks to Sunao Tsuboi (C, R), an atomic-bomb survivor, at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Nov. 15, 2010. Tsuboi is a co-leader of the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations which received the special award by the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates.

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Nobel Peace laureates meeting in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Nobel Peace Prize winners offer a floral wreath to the Cenotaph for the A-Bomb Victims at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Nov. 14, 2010, the last day of the 11th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates.

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Nobel Peace laureates gathering in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Former South African President Frederik Willem de Klerk (2nd from R) speaks with other participants, including exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (L), at the 11th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Hiroshima on Nov. 13, 2010. Participants are expected to come up with a declaration for nuclear abolition at the end of the summit.

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Chinese dissident Wuer at Nobel Peace gathering

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Chinese dissident Wuer Kaixi (L) speaks at a press conference in Hiroshima on Nov. 12, 2010, after taking part in the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates on behalf of imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, the winner of the 2010 prize. Wuer called on participants in the event the same day to urge the Chinese government to free Liu.

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Chinese dissident Wuer at Nobel Peace gathering

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Chinese dissident Wuer Kaixi speaks at a press conference in Hiroshima on Nov. 12, 2010, after taking part in the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates on behalf of imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, the winner of the 2010 prize. Wuer called on participants in the event the same day to urge the Chinese government to free Liu.

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Wuer at Nobel Peace gathering

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Chinese dissident Wuer Kaixi delivers a speech at the 11th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Hiroshima on Nov. 12, 2010. Wuer, who took part in the event on behalf of imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, the winner of the 2010 prize, called on the participants to urge the Chinese government to free Liu.

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Nobel Peace laureates gathering in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama (L), 1989 Nobel Peace Prize winner, and Chinese dissident Wuer Kaixi greet each other as they attend the 11th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Hiroshima on Nov. 12, 2010. Wuer took part in the event on behalf of imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, the winner of the 2010 prize.

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Nobel Peace laureates gathering in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Nobel Peace winners attend the 11th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates on Nov. 12, 2010, at a Hiroshima hotel. Participants are expected to come up with a declaration for abolishing nuclear weapons at the conclusion of the meeting, which opened on the day and runs through Nov. 14.

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Dalai Lama at Nobel Peace laureates gathering

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Children welcome the Dalai Lama (L front) at a hotel in Hiroshima as he attends the 11th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates on Nov. 12, 2010. The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader said elimination of nuclear weapons is essential at the gathering that started on the day, the first such event hosted by Japan.

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Nobel Peace laureates gather in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - People against nuclear weapons form a ''Ban Nukes!'' message by lining up candles at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Nov. 11, 2010. The city, hit by a U.S. atomic bomb in 1945, hosts the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates from Nov. 12 to 14, 2010.

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Nobel Peace laureates gather in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Jody Williams (L) of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, a 1997 Nobel Peace Prize winner, speaks at an event on Nov. 11, 2010 at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima prior to the opening of the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates. The city, hit by a U.S. atomic bomb in 1945, is hosting the event from Nov. 12 to 14, 2010.

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Former South Africa President Fw De Klerk Announces He Has Cancer

According to a statement on the de Klerk Foundations website, the former South African president and Nobel Prize winner has been diagnosed with mesothelioma a cancer that affects the tissue that lines the lungs --- File --- Nobel Peace Prize 1993 Frederik Willem de Klerk attending the 9th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates, held at the Hotel de Ville of Paris, France, on December 11, 2008. Photo by Malkon/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Malkon/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Nobel Peace laureates gather in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - People against nuclear weapons form a ''Ban Nukes!'' message by lining up candles at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Nov. 11, 2010. The city, hit by a U.S. atomic bomb in 1945, hosts the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates from Nov. 12 to 14, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Chinese dissident Wuer at Nobel Peace gathering

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Chinese dissident Wuer Kaixi speaks at a press conference in Hiroshima on Nov. 12, 2010, after taking part in the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates on behalf of imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, the winner of the 2010 prize. Wuer called on participants in the event the same day to urge the Chinese government to free Liu. (Kyodo)

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Dalai Lama in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The Dalai Lama (C, L), the Tibetan spiritual leader, speaks to Sunao Tsuboi (C, R), an atomic-bomb survivor, at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Nov. 15, 2010. Tsuboi is a co-leader of the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations which received the special award by the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates. (Kyodo)

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Nobel Peace laureates meeting in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Nobel Peace Prize winners offer a floral wreath to the Cenotaph for the A-Bomb Victims at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Nov. 14, 2010, the last day of the 11th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates. (Kyodo)

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Nobel Peace laureates gathering in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Former South African President Frederik Willem de Klerk (2nd from R) speaks with other participants, including exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (L), at the 11th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Hiroshima on Nov. 13, 2010. Participants are expected to come up with a declaration for nuclear abolition at the end of the summit. (Kyodo)

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Chinese dissident Wuer at Nobel Peace gathering

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Chinese dissident Wuer Kaixi (L) speaks at a press conference in Hiroshima on Nov. 12, 2010, after taking part in the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates on behalf of imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, the winner of the 2010 prize. Wuer called on participants in the event the same day to urge the Chinese government to free Liu. (Kyodo)

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Dalai Lama at Nobel Peace laureates gathering

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Children welcome the Dalai Lama (L front) at a hotel in Hiroshima as he attends the 11th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates on Nov. 12, 2010. The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader said elimination of nuclear weapons is essential at the gathering that started on the day, the first such event hosted by Japan. (Kyodo)

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Nobel Peace laureates gathering in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Nobel Peace winners attend the 11th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates on Nov. 12, 2010, at a Hiroshima hotel. Participants are expected to come up with a declaration for abolishing nuclear weapons at the conclusion of the meeting, which opened on the day and runs through Nov. 14. (Kyodo)

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Wuer at Nobel Peace gathering

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Chinese dissident Wuer Kaixi delivers a speech at the 11th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Hiroshima on Nov. 12, 2010. Wuer, who took part in the event on behalf of imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, the winner of the 2010 prize, called on the participants to urge the Chinese government to free Liu. (Kyodo)

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Nobel Peace laureates gathering in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama (L), 1989 Nobel Peace Prize winner, and Chinese dissident Wuer Kaixi greet each other as they attend the 11th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Hiroshima on Nov. 12, 2010. Wuer took part in the event on behalf of imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, the winner of the 2010 prize. (Kyodo)

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Nobel Peace laureates gather in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Jody Williams (L) of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, a 1997 Nobel Peace Prize winner, speaks at an event on Nov. 11, 2010 at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima prior to the opening of the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates. The city, hit by a U.S. atomic bomb in 1945, is hosting the event from Nov. 12 to 14, 2010. (Kyodo)