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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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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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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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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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Rokumichijizo Statues,Hakone

This is 3.2m magaibotoke (the largest in Kanto region during the Kamakura Period) carved into over seven meter high pyrozene andesite rock for jizo worship during Middle Ages. Although there is only one jizo here, this is called Rokudo (Six Way) Jizo because this is one of the group of stone buddhas around Shojingaike Pond which was regarded as the crossroad of Rokudo (lit. Six Road: Buddhist terminology meaning transmigration in the six paths of life). As there is no shack-like cover over the jizo, this photo was taken after 1878.==Date:unknown, Place:Hakone, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number98‐27‐0]

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Rokumichijizo Statues,Hakone

This is Hakone Rokudo Jizo. The photo taken by French captain Louis Kreitmann who traveled Japan between February, 1876 and May 1878 shows the shack-like frame around the jizo. However, it is not visible on this photo. Thus, this must have been taken after that period. This jizo, carved in 1300, was the biggest magaibutsu (a Buddhist image carved into the surface of natural rock) in Kanto region during the Kamakura Period.==Date:unknown, Place:Hakone, Photo:A. Farsari, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number82‐28‐0]

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Daibutsu (the Great Buddha),Hyogo

Nanjo Sobe, a rich man of Kobe built this within the Nofukuji compounds in 1889. The consecration ceremony was conducted on 1891, and it became popular as the Daibutsu of Hyogo. Many photos exist of this, but the date of the photo is unknown.==Date:unknown, Place:Kobe, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number42‐6‐0]

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Daibutsu (the Great Buddha) of Kamakura

The Daibutsu in Kamakura from the left diagonal position. A ladder is placed on the canopy, and a man sits on the left hand of the Daibutsu.The Great Buddha is an object of worship and climbing upon it is prohibited today.==Date:unknown, Place:Kamakura, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number40‐13‐0]

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Daibutsu (the Great Buddha) of Kamakura

The Daibutsu of Kamakura from the front. A man with a top-knot stands to the right of the lantern facing sideways and other men with top-knots sit facing the front on the crossed legs of the Daibutsu and on the left knee. Same as the photo numbered 36-13, but the left, bottom and top have been trimmed.The Great Buddha is an object of worship and climbing upon it is prohibited today.==Date:unknown, Place:Kamakura, Photo:F. Beato, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number36‐13‐0]

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Daibutsu (the Great Buddha) of Kamakura

The Daibutsu in Kamakura seen from the left side. Five men and women stand together near the left lantern, and a man stands on the seat of the Daibutsu. On the left hand of the Daibutsu, three men sit.The Great Buddha is an object of worship and climbing upon it is prohibited today.==Date:unknown, Place:Kamakura, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number29‐6‐0]

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Daibutsu (the Great Buddha) of Kamakura

The facade of the Daibutsu in Kamakura. By the lantern to the right, a man with a topknot stands facing the side, and other men stand in the middle of the crosslegged Daibutsu's foot and left knee, facing the front. (Same picture as that numbered 36-13, but the left, top and bottom sides have been trimmed.)The Great Buddha is an object of worship and climbing upon it is prohibited today.==Date:unknown, Place:Kamakura, Photo:F. Beato, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number28‐22‐0]

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Bronze statue of buddha

Written, Bronze Image and grave stones on the photo frame. The rain-beaten Amida Buddha of bronze is reminiscent of the Fujiwara Buddha. The man with a topknot sitting and looking at the Buddha to the left could be the grave-keeper. Written KORODANI, at the bottom right, but details are unknown.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:F. Beato, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number28‐20‐0]

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Daibutsu (the Great Buddha) of Kamakura

The Daibutsu in Kamakura from the front. A man sits sideways to the upper left of the staircase. Another man stands at the upper steps of the staircase with rounded fists in front.==Date:unknown, Place:Kamakura, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number26‐13‐0]

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Daibutsu (the Great Buddha) of Kamakura

Taken by Beato. Daibutsu temple, January 27, 1865 . The Daibutsu of Hasedera in Kamakura. Beato visited this temple many times. In this photo a Japanese is accompanied by a foreigner.The Great Buddha is an object of worship and climbing upon it is prohibited today.==Date:1865, Place:Kamakura, Photo:F. Beato, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number17‐16‐0]

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Daibutsu (the Great Buddha) of Kamakura

The Daibutsu in Hase, Kamakura. The position of the camera is pulled to the fore so that the scenery to the left is included. A man with his hand over his head stands in front of the Daibutsu in the photo. There is a hut in front of the Daibutsu, perhaps for worship.==Date:unknown, Place:Kamakura, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number15‐29‐0]

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Statue of buddha in the fields of nara

Details unknown. A man wearing kimono and a top-knot stands next to the stone Buddha whose height is approximately 5 meters.==Date:unknown, Place:Nara, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number14‐22‐0]

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Daibutsu (the Great Buddha) of Kamakura

The Daibutsu of Kamakura in Hase. Many photos remain of this statue. In this photo, a boy stands on top of the offertory box and a man stands half way up the ladder to the Daibutsu, while another man is on the Daibutsu, perhaps cleaning it.The Great Buddha is an object of worship and climbing upon it is prohibited today.==Date:Before 35th year of Meiji, Place:Kamakura, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number12‐25‐0]

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Rokudo jizo,stone statue of the guardian deity

The Rokudo Jizo are typical examples of stone Buddhist statues in Hakone together with the Magai botoke of Nijugobosatsu. It was carved on a rock facing Shojin Lake at the foot of the Mt. Kamifutagoyama, and has a height of over 4 meters. It was completed in 1300, and the Buddhist ceremony to consecrate a newly made image was conducted by Ryokan Boninjo. It is a national historic site.==Date:unknown, Place:Hakone, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number7‐21‐0]