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.

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.

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.

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.

Rally in support of Ukrainian POWs at parliament in Kyiv

Rally in support of Ukrainian POWs at parliament in Kyiv

Relatives of Ukrainian prisoners of war hold a peaceful rally near the Verkhovna Rada building, Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 14, 2025. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

Rally in support of Ukrainian POWs at parliament in Kyiv

Rally in support of Ukrainian POWs at parliament in Kyiv

Relatives of Ukrainian prisoners of war hold a peaceful rally near the Verkhovna Rada building, Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 14, 2025. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

Rally in support of Ukrainian POWs at parliament in Kyiv

Rally in support of Ukrainian POWs at parliament in Kyiv

Relatives of Ukrainian prisoners of war hold a peaceful rally near the Verkhovna Rada building, Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 14, 2025. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

Rally in support of Ukrainian POWs at parliament in Kyiv

Rally in support of Ukrainian POWs at parliament in Kyiv

Relatives of Ukrainian prisoners of war hold a peaceful rally near the Verkhovna Rada building, Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 14, 2025. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

Rally in support of Ukrainian POWs at parliament in Kyiv

Rally in support of Ukrainian POWs at parliament in Kyiv

Relatives of Ukrainian prisoners of war hold a peaceful rally near the Verkhovna Rada building, Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 14, 2025. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

Rally in support of Ukrainian POWs at parliament in Kyiv

Rally in support of Ukrainian POWs at parliament in Kyiv

Relatives of Ukrainian prisoners of war hold a peaceful rally near the Verkhovna Rada building, Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 14, 2025. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

Rally in support of Ukrainian POWs at parliament in Kyiv

Rally in support of Ukrainian POWs at parliament in Kyiv

Relatives of Ukrainian prisoners of war hold a peaceful rally near the Verkhovna Rada building, Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 14, 2025. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

POW relatives hold rally in Kyiv

POW relatives hold rally in Kyiv

A participant in the rally to support the soldiers of the 32nd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, held in Russian captivity, holds a placard on Maidan Nezalezhnosti Square, Kyiv, Ukraine, on February 28, 2025

POW relatives hold rally in Kyiv

POW relatives hold rally in Kyiv

Participants in the rally to support the soldiers of the 32nd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, held in Russian captivity, hold heart-shaped balloons, flags and placards on Maidan Nezalezhnosti Square, Kyiv, Ukraine, on February 28, 2025

POW relatives hold rally in Kyiv

POW relatives hold rally in Kyiv

A participant in the rally to support the soldiers of the 32nd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, held in Russian captivity, holds a portrait of a serviceman on Maidan Nezalezhnosti Square, Kyiv, Ukraine, on February 28, 2025

POW relatives hold rally in Kyiv

POW relatives hold rally in Kyiv

Participants in the rally to support the soldiers of the 32nd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, held in Russian captivity, hold heart-shaped balloons, flags and placards on Maidan Nezalezhnosti Square, Kyiv, Ukraine, on February 28, 2025

POW relatives hold rally in Kyiv

POW relatives hold rally in Kyiv

A participant in the rally to support the soldiers of the 32nd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, held in Russian captivity, holds a placard on Maidan Nezalezhnosti Square, Kyiv, Ukraine, on February 28, 2025

POW relatives hold rally in Kyiv

POW relatives hold rally in Kyiv

Participants in the rally to support the soldiers of the 32nd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, held in Russian captivity, hold heart-shaped balloons, flags and placards on Maidan Nezalezhnosti Square, Kyiv, Ukraine, on February 28, 2025

POW relatives hold rally in Kyiv

POW relatives hold rally in Kyiv

A participant in the rally to support the soldiers of the 32nd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, held in Russian captivity, holds a portrait of a serviceman on Maidan Nezalezhnosti Square, Kyiv, Ukraine, on February 28, 2025

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - Participants hold flags, placards and portraits of soldiers during a peaceful rally to remind the public of POWs and missing persons, as well as civilian hostages, outside the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Kyrylo Chubotin/Ukrinform)

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - A placard with the slogan ICRC - start working! is seen at the stairs of the International Committee of the Red Cross headquarters, where a peaceful action is held to remind the public of POWs and missing persons, as well as civilian hostages, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Kyrylo Chubotin/Ukrinform)

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - A participant holds a placard with a slogan during a peaceful rally to remind the public of POWs and missing persons, as well as civilian hostages, outside the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Kyrylo Chubotin/Ukrinform)

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - Participants hold flags, placards and portraits of soldiers during a peaceful rally to remind the public of POWs and missing persons, as well as civilian hostages, outside the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Kyrylo Chubotin/Ukrinform)

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - A participant holds a placard with a slogan during a peaceful rally to remind the public of POWs and missing persons, as well as civilian hostages, outside the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Kyrylo Chubotin/Ukrinform)

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - Representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross talk to the participants of the peaceful rally to remind the public of POWs and missing persons, as well as civilian hostages, outside the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Kyrylo Chubotin/Ukrinform)

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - Participants hold flags, placards and portraits of soldiers during a peaceful rally to remind the public of POWs and missing persons, as well as civilian hostages, outside the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Kyrylo Chubotin/Ukrinform)

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - Participants hold flags, placards and portraits of soldiers during a peaceful rally to remind the public of POWs and missing persons, as well as civilian hostages, outside the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Kyrylo Chubotin/Ukrinform)

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - Participants hold flags, placards and portraits of soldiers during a peaceful rally to remind the public of POWs and missing persons, as well as civilian hostages, outside the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Kyrylo Chubotin/Ukrinform)

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - Participants in a peaceful rally to remind the public of POWs and missing persons, as well as civilian hostages, outside the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Kyrylo Chubotin/Ukrinform)

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - Participants hold flags, placards and portraits of soldiers during a peaceful rally to remind the public of POWs and missing persons, as well as civilian hostages, outside the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Kyrylo Chubotin/Ukrinform)

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - Participants hold flags, placards and portraits of soldiers during a peaceful rally to remind the public of POWs and missing persons, as well as civilian hostages, outside the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Kyrylo Chubotin/Ukrinform)

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - Participants hold flags, placards and portraits of soldiers during a peaceful rally to remind the public of POWs and missing persons, as well as civilian hostages, outside the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Kyrylo Chubotin/Ukrinform)

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - Participants hold flags, placards and portraits of soldiers during a peaceful rally to remind the public of POWs and missing persons, as well as civilian hostages, outside the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Kyrylo Chubotin/Ukrinform)

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - Participants hold flags, placards and portraits of soldiers during a peaceful rally to remind the public of POWs and missing persons, as well as civilian hostages, outside the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Kyrylo Chubotin/Ukrinform)

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - Head of the ICRC delegation to Ukraine Jurg Eglin listens to the appeal of the participants in the peaceful action to remind the public of POWs and missing persons, as well as civilian hostages, held outside the ICRC headquarters, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Kyrylo Chubotin/Ukrinform)

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - Head of the ICRC delegation to Ukraine Jurg Eglin listens to the appeal of the participants in the peaceful action to remind the public of POWs and missing persons, as well as civilian hostages, held outside the ICRC headquarters, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Kyrylo Chubotin/Ukrinform)

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - Participants hold flags, placards and portraits of soldiers during a peaceful rally to remind the public of POWs and missing persons, as well as civilian hostages, outside the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Kyrylo Chubotin/Ukrinform)

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - Head of the ICRC delegation to Ukraine Jurg Eglin listens to the appeal of the participants in the peaceful action to remind the public of POWs and missing persons, as well as civilian hostages, held outside the ICRC headquarters, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Kyrylo Chubotin/Ukrinform)

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - A participant holds a placard with the slogan Always the first to fight! The last for exchange? during a peaceful rally to remind the public of POWs and missing persons, as well as civilian hostages, outside the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Kyrylo Chubotin/Ukrinform)

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - Participants hold flags, placards and portraits of soldiers during a peaceful rally to remind the public of POWs and missing persons, as well as civilian hostages, outside the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Kyrylo Chubotin/Ukrinform)

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - A participant holds a placard with the slogan Always the first to fight! The last for exchange? during a peaceful rally to remind the public of POWs and missing persons, as well as civilian hostages, outside the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Kyrylo Chubotin/Ukrinform)

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - Participants hold flags, placards and portraits of soldiers during a peaceful rally to remind the public of POWs and missing persons, as well as civilian hostages, outside the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Kyrylo Chubotin/Ukrinform)

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - Participants hold flags, placards and portraits of soldiers during a peaceful rally to remind the public of POWs and missing persons, as well as civilian hostages, outside the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Kyrylo Chubotin/Ukrinform)

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - Participants hold flags, placards and portraits of soldiers during a peaceful rally to remind the public of POWs and missing persons, as well as civilian hostages, outside the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Kyrylo Chubotin/Ukrinform)

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - Participants hold flags, placards and portraits of soldiers during a peaceful rally to remind the public of POWs and missing persons, as well as civilian hostages, outside the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Kyrylo Chubotin/Ukrinform)

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - Participants hold placards with slogans during a peaceful rally to remind the public of POWs and missing persons, as well as civilian hostages, outside the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Kyrylo Chubotin/Ukrinform)

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

Rally outside Red Cross headquarters in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - Head of the ICRC delegation to Ukraine Jurg Eglin listens to the appeal of the participants in the peaceful action to remind the public of POWs and missing persons, as well as civilian hostages, held outside the ICRC headquarters, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Kyrylo Chubotin/Ukrinform)

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.

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.

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.

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.