Typhoon Wipha - China

Typhoon Wipha - China

Vehicles drive past a fallen road sign in Nanshan District of Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, July 20, 2025, ahead of Typhoon Wipha's landfall. Typhoon Wipha, the sixth typhoon of the year, made landfall near Jiangmen City in south China's Guangdong Province around 5:50 p.m. on Sunday, according to the Guangdong provincial meteorological observatory. At landfall, the maximum wind speed near its center reached 33 meters per second. Wipha is expected to move west-southwestward at a speed of 20 to 25 km per hour. Photo by Mao Siqian /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Japan: Ramen Restaurant Sign Falls In Aoyama, Tokyo

A sign and exterior wall of a ramen restaurant fell in Aoyama, central Tokyo, on Friday, August 23, injuring one person. The fallen sign blocked the entrance, leaving four people stranded inside for a time.

Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 2, 2024, shows a fallen road sign in Wajima in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa following a strong earthquake that rocked a wide area on the Sea of Japan coast the previous day.

Spain's hydroelectric plant stops as reservoir water level drops below 7 pct

STORY: Spain's hydroelectric plant stops operation as reservoir water level drops below 7 pct DATELINE: Sept. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Rialb hydroelectric plant 2. various of reservoirs in the region of Catalonia suffering severe drought 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Catalan): JORDI MOLIST, Director of the water supply area, ACA 4. various of the El Pintado reservoir 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Catalan): JORDI MOLIST, Director of the water supply area, ACA 6. various of a river crossing the city of Girona STORYLINE: The hydroelectric plant of Rialb in Spain's northeastern region of Catalonia has been stopped for the first time after the reservoir's water level fell below 7 percent. It is a sign of the ongoing drought affecting water reserves in Spain. The reservoir's water level stood at 49 percent of its capacity a year ago. Since the beginning of the year, in the region of Catalonia alone, the production of hydroelectric energy has fallen by an average of

Anti-Government Protests In Colombia

Anti-Government Protests In Colombia

A member of the front line holds a sign that reads "In honor to our deaths, the ones fallen during unrest" participate in a anti-government protest demanding inequalities and a reform to police as Colombia reached it's 6th week of anti-government protests that ended in clashes between Colombia's riot police (ESMAD) and demonstrators in Pasto, Narino, Colombia on June 9, 2021. Photo by Sebastian Maya/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM