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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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Ukraines 2nd Superhumans Center under construction in Dnipro

Ivan Marchak, a veteran of the Russia-Ukraine war and a former patient of the Superhumans Center, who is responsible for building Ukraines second prosthetics and rehabilitation centre, goes up a flight of stairs at the construction site, Dnipro, Ukraine, on April 11, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

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Ukraines 2nd Superhumans Center under construction in Dnipro

Ivan Marchak, a veteran of the Russia-Ukraine war and a former patient of the Superhumans Center, who is responsible for building Ukraines second prosthetics and rehabilitation centre, goes down a flight of stairs at the construction site, Dnipro, Ukraine, on April 11, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

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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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Aftermath of Russian missile strike in Dnipropetrovsk region

TSARYCHANKA, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 30, 2024 - Residents salvage their belongings from an apartment building damaged by a Russian missile attack in Tsarychanka village, Dnipro district, Dnipropetrovsk region, east-central Ukraine.

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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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Police evacuate family from Stepnohirsk

STEPNOHIRSK, UKRAINE - MAY 21, 2024 - A flight of stairs is pictured during the evacuation of a family from an apartment block situated opposite the settlement council building which has been hit by a Russian guided bomb, Stepnohirsk, Zaporizhzhia region, southeastern Ukraine.

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Zaporizhzhia after nighttime massive Russian attack

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - MAY 8, 2024 - A dog rests on the landing of a flight of stairs at a garage cooperative after the nighttime massive Russian missile and drone attack, Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine.

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Strong earthquake in Taiwan

Photo taken on April 4, 2024, shows a flight of stairs in a damaged condominium building in Hualien, eastern Taiwan, following a powerful earthquake the previous day.

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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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Rebuilding houses in Zaporizhzhia

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 27, 2024 - Cartoon characters decorate a flight of stairs as a block of flats at 2A Zaporizka Street that was damaged in Russian shelling is being rebuilt, Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine.

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Protest For Ceasefire With Susan Sarandon - Washington

A Capitol Police Officer with plastic handcuffs ascends a flight of stairs to detain pro-Palestinian protesters in the Rayburn House Office Building, in Washington DC, USA 1on Thursday, February 15, 2024. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aftermath of January 2 Russian missile attack in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 3, 2024 - An automobile wheel is seen through the gap between the flights of stairs in a residential building in the Solomianskyi district destroyed in the Russian missile attack on Tuesday, January 2, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Aftermath of January 2 Russian missile attack in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 3, 2024 - A man is seen near a wheelchair and a spruce tree in a residential building in the Solomianskyi district destroyed in the Russian missile attack on Tuesday, January 2, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Aftermath of January 2 Russian missile attack in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 3, 2024 - A wheelchair and a spruce tree are seen at the top of a flight of stairs in a residential building in the Solomianskyi district destroyed in the Russian missile attack on Tuesday, January 2, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Aftermath of January 2 Russian missile attack in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 3, 2024 - A man and woman take plants with them from an apartment building in the Solomianskyi district destroyed in the Russian missile attack on Tuesday, January 2, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Kharkiv after Russian missile attack

KHARKIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 8, 2023 - Residents stay on the flight of stairs affected by a Russian missile attack on Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine. As reported, on Friday night, Russian troops struck Kharkiv with allegedly S-300 missiles.

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Restoration of buildings in Kharkiv

KHARKIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 30, 2023 - Rubble covers a flight of stairs inside a building damaged in a Russian shelling, Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine.

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Restoration of buildings in Kharkiv

KHARKIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 30, 2023 - A construction crane is seen behind a flight of stairs inside a building damaged in a Russian shelling, Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine.

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Evacuation of population from Kupiansk district

KHARKIV REGION, UKRAINE - AUGUST 15, 2023 - Ukrainian Red Cross Society workers carry the bags during the evacuation of citizens from Kupiansk district due to the intensification of shelling of Ukrainian territories by Russian troops, Kivsharivka, Kharkiv Region, northeastern Ukraine.

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Northwest passenger tests positive for influenza, type unknown

NARITA, Japan - A Japanese woman, covered with a black hood, descends stairs with the help of a quarantine official from the boarding bridge to an ambulance at Narita airport on April 30 amid growing fears over a possible outbreak of swine flu. She was taken to a hospital after testing positive for an unspecified type of influenza on arriving at the airport east of Tokyo aboard on a Northwest Airlines flight from Los Angeles.

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Northwest passenger tests positive for influenza, type unknown

NARITA, Japan - A Japanese woman, covered with a black blanket, heads for stairs with the help of quarantine officials from the boarding bridge at Narita airport on April 30 amid growing fears of a possible outbreak of swine flu. She was taken to a hospital after testing positive for an unspecified type of influenza on arriving at the airport east of Tokyo aboard a Northwest Airlines flight from Los Angeles.

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Writer Nakajima dies at 52

TOKYO, Japan - An undated file photo shows Ramo Nakajima, writer and president of a theater company, who died of brain damage on July 26 at a hospital in Kobe, his family said July 27. He was 52. Nakajima, whose real name was Yushi Nakajima, was hospitalized after sustaining an injury to his head on July 16 when he fell down a flight of stairs in Kobe. He was intoxicated at the time, according to the family.

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Northwest passenger tests positive for influenza, type unknown

NARITA, Japan - A Japanese woman, covered with a black blanket, heads for stairs with the help of quarantine officials from the boarding bridge at Narita airport on April 30 amid growing fears of a possible outbreak of swine flu. She was taken to a hospital after testing positive for an unspecified type of influenza on arriving at the airport east of Tokyo aboard a Northwest Airlines flight from Los Angeles. (Kyodo)

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Northwest passenger tests positive for influenza, type unknown

NARITA, Japan - A Japanese woman, covered with a black hood, descends stairs with the help of a quarantine official from the boarding bridge to an ambulance at Narita airport on April 30 amid growing fears over a possible outbreak of swine flu. She was taken to a hospital after testing positive for an unspecified type of influenza on arriving at the airport east of Tokyo aboard on a Northwest Airlines flight from Los Angeles. (Kyodo)

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Haneda airport decorated for 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Stairs are decorated with an image of women's wrestling silver medalist Saori Yoshida at the international flight terminal at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Aug. 24, 2016, as Tokyo looks forward to hosting the Olympic Games in 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Writer Nakajima dies at 52

TOKYO, Japan - An undated file photo shows Ramo Nakajima, writer and president of a theater company, who died of brain damage on July 26 at a hospital in Kobe, his family said July 27. He was 52. Nakajima, whose real name was Yushi Nakajima, was hospitalized after sustaining an injury to his head on July 16 when he fell down a flight of stairs in Kobe. He was intoxicated at the time, according to the family. (Kyodo)