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.

China: Playful Tiger Cub Sneaks Up on Caretaker in Harbin Zoo

This video was filmed at a zoo in Harbin, Heilongjiang, on August 26, 2025. It captured the cute moment when a tiger cub tried to catch his caretaker off guard, but was quickly noticed, scooped into his arms, and turned into a cuddly kitten.

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.

Japan: Heavy Snowfall Hits Sea Of Japan Coast 4

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

CHINA-XINJIANG-YULI-COTTON-SPRING PLOUGHING (CN)

(230427) -- YULI, April 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Arkin Reyim looks for tractors for spring ploughing via his mobile phone as he takes a meal in Yuli County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 1, 2023. Arkin Reyim is a 51-year-old cotton farmer with more than 300 mu (20 hectares) of cotton fields in the Bax Mali Village of Yuli County in Xinjiang. Arkin's courage and unique vision has prompted him to start growing cotton in 2004 when he got married with his wife Hasiyat Kasim. Since then, Arkin has devoted himself into the cultivation of cotton for over 10 years, thus making him an experienced cotton grower in the county. In this year, Arkin bought the Beidou navigation system with 8,000 yuan (about 1155.5 U.S. dollars) to have it installed into his tractor, as a way to mechanise the growing process and improve efficiencies. Yuli County in Xinjiang is suitable for the growing of cotton due to its unique natural conditions. It has become an important commodity cotton production b

CHINA-XINJIANG-YULI-COTTON-SPRING PLOUGHING (CN)

(230427) -- YULI, April 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Arkin Reyim looks for tractors for spring ploughing via his mobile phone as he takes a meal in Yuli County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 1, 2023. Arkin Reyim is a 51-year-old cotton farmer with more than 300 mu (20 hectares) of cotton fields in the Bax Mali Village of Yuli County in Xinjiang. Arkin's courage and unique vision has prompted him to start growing cotton in 2004 when he got married with his wife Hasiyat Kasim. Since then, Arkin has devoted himself into the cultivation of cotton for over 10 years, thus making him an experienced cotton grower in the county. In this year, Arkin bought the Beidou navigation system with 8,000 yuan (about 1155.5 U.S. dollars) to have it installed into his tractor, as a way to mechanise the growing process and improve efficiencies. Yuli County in Xinjiang is suitable for the growing of cotton due to its unique natural conditions. It has become an important commodity cotton production b

China issues No. 1 central document for 2023, highlights rural vitalization tasks

STORY: China issues No. 1 central document for 2023, highlights rural vitalization tasks DATELINE: Feb. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:56 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY/MARKET SHOTLIST: 1. various of spring ploughing in China 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): TANG RENJIAN, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs 3. various of villages in China STORYLINE: China unveiled its "No. 1 central document" for 2023 on Monday, outlining nine tasks for comprehensively promoting rural vitalization this year. As the first policy statement released by China's central authorities each year, the document is seen as an indicator of policy priorities. Work on agriculture and rural areas has been high on the agenda for 20 consecutive years since 2004. The document called for enhanced efforts to stabilize production and ensure the supply of grain and important agricultural products, to boost the construction of agricultural infrastructure, to strengthen support for agricultural science, technology and equipment, to consolidat

Tohoku pitcher Darvish

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Tohoku High School right-hander Yu Darvish smiles during a game against Osaka Toin at the national high school baseball invitational tournament at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on March 30, 2004. Darvish's Miyagi Prefecture school won 3-2 over the Osaka school in the second round of the spring tournament.

(1)Japan's pro baseball teams kick off spring training

ISHIKAWA, Japan - The defending Central League champions Hanshin Tigers nine jog at Ishikawa Ball Park in Okinawa Prefecture after being forced to shift their training cite due to rain on Feb. 1, the opening day of spring training for all 12 teams ahead of the 2004 season.

JR Kyushu unveils bullet train

FUKUOKA, Japan - A miniature of a JR Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train is unveiled at a press conference in Fukuoka on Dec. 17. The train is due to debut in the spring of 2004 on the new JR Kyushu Shinkansen line linking Shin-Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, and Nishi-Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture.

Former prime minister's office being rebuilt

TOKYO, Japan - The former prime minister's office in Tokyo (in a photo taken July 25) is being rebuilt into the prime minister's official residence. The new earthquake-resistant building will be completed in spring of 2004.

World's 1st seawater power generator begins trial

A trial run of the world's first electric power generator using pumped-up seawater begins March 16 at the Okinawa Yambaru plant on the Pacific Ocean shore of Japan's southwestern island prefecture. The plant will not be in practical use until at least the spring of 2004 when a five-year survey to study the effects of seawater on the facility is due to be completed.

Sign of Tsurumaki hot spring station

TOKYO, Japan - English is written under Japanese on the sign of Tsurumaki hot spring station at south exit only. The photo was taken Nov. 29, 2004. (Kyodo)

Hawks rookie pitcher Takahiro Mahara MIYAZAKI, Japan - Takahiro Mahara, SoftBank Hawks rookie right-hand pitcher, takes a big bite into a rice roll made to look like a carrot toward the direction thought to be lucky to observe the custom of ''setsubun'' (seasonal division) during a spring training in Miyazaki Prefecture. The photo was taken on Feb. 3, 2004. (Kyodo)

(1)Japan's pro baseball teams kick off spring training

ISHIKAWA, Japan - The defending Central League champions Hanshin Tigers nine jog at Ishikawa Ball Park in Okinawa Prefecture after being forced to shift their training cite due to rain on Feb. 1, the opening day of spring training for all 12 teams ahead of the 2004 season. (Kyodo)

Honda develops new fuel injection system for 50 cc scooter

TOKYO, Japan - Honda Motor Co. said Oct. 3 it has developed what it calls the world's first electronically controlled fuel injection system (in handout photo) for use in four-stroke, 50 cc engines. The new system, called PGM-FI, will be available on a new motor scooter model in Japan in the spring of 2004. (Kyodo)

JR Kyushu unveils bullet train

FUKUOKA, Japan - A miniature of a JR Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train is unveiled at a press conference in Fukuoka on Dec. 17. The train is due to debut in the spring of 2004 on the new JR Kyushu Shinkansen line linking Shin-Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, and Nishi-Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture. (Kyodo)

World's 1st seawater power generator begins trial

A trial run of the world's first electric power generator using pumped-up seawater begins March 16 at the Okinawa Yambaru plant on the Pacific Ocean shore of Japan's southwestern island prefecture. The plant will not be in practical use until at least the spring of 2004 when a five-year survey to study the effects of seawater on the facility is due to be completed. ==Kyodo