Illustration - Barcelona

Illustration - Barcelona

SPAIN. PROVINCE OF CATALONIA. TOWN OF BARCELONA. OLYMPIC HARBOUR DISTRICT. PASSEIG MARITIM BEACH. PEZ Y ESFERA SCULPTURE BY FRANK O.GEHRY. ARTS HOTEL BY THE ARCHITECT BRUCE GRAHAM AND MAPFRE TOWER BY THE ARCHITECTS ENRIQUE DE LEON AND INIGO ORTIZ Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

Vietnam: Typhoon Kalmaegi Brings Damaging Winds and Heavy Rain to Central Region

Typhoon Kalmaegi made landfall in central Vietnam, bringing strong winds and heavy rain to regions already hit by recent floods. At least one person has died, several are missing, and homes and power lines were damaged. Flooding occurred in Dak Lak and thousands were evacuated as authorities remain on high alert for further floods and landslides.

Vietnam: Typhoon Kalmaegi Brings Damaging Winds and Heavy Rain to Central Region 2

Typhoon Kalmaegi made landfall in central Vietnam, bringing strong winds and heavy rain to regions already hit by recent floods. At least one person has died, several are missing, and homes and power lines were damaged. Flooding occurred in Dak Lak and thousands were evacuated as authorities remain on high alert for further floods and landslides.

Storm Kathleen Brings Strong Winds, High Waves To Ireland, UK Coasts 2

Storm Kathleen brought strong winds to Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and parts of western England on Saturday, April 6. Videos posted on social media show big waves hitting the coasts across the regions.

The damage from a typhoon at the Kobe foreign settlement

The damage from a typhoon at the Kobe foreign settlement

View of the waterfront street in the mixed residential area (present-day Chuo Ward) after the typhoon of July 4, 1871. Taken from the Meriken Wharf, facing west. The building on the right with a broken veranda is the Hiogo Hotel, which was under construction at the time. A photograph taken from the same spot and about the same time was published in the July 17, 1871 issue of The Far East.==Date:unknown, Place:Kobe, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number56‐3‐0]

MOGI

MOGI

The town and coastline of Mogi is seen in the mid-Meiji Period. The pier built for the steamers to Unzen in 1901 at the edge of the cape is not apparent yet. Visible half-way along the cape is the Nagasaki Mogi Hotel, a resort for foreign visitors. It is said that crew members of war vessels harboured in the Nagasaki used to march from Nagasaki to Mogi and stay in this hotel. The sandy beach is used to dry fishing nets.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagasaki, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number109‐37‐0]

Soldiers and Women Relaxing at Oei’s Hotel

Soldiers and Women Relaxing at Oei’s Hotel

Russian soldiers relax with Japanese women in the garden of the Hotel Vesna. After Putyatin and his squadron of four Russian ships landed here in 1853, the Inasa area was used frequently by Russian visitors. This hotel was opened in November 1893, and the commander and staff of the Russian Far East Fleet participated in the ceremony. Nagasaki Harbour is visible in the background, with the downtown area, Mt. Hiko, and Tateyama.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagasaki, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number107‐4‐0]