2 typhoons pass along Japan's Pacific coast

2 typhoons pass along Japan's Pacific coast

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on June 27, 2026, shows the site of a landslide in Hirao in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, after two typhoons brought downpours to wide areas while passing along the country's Pacific coast. A man in his 70s was killed and three others injured at the site.

2 typhoons pass along Japan's Pacific coast

2 typhoons pass along Japan's Pacific coast

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on June 27, 2026, shows the site of a landslide in Hirao in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, after two typhoons brought downpours to wide areas while passing along the country's Pacific coast. A man in his 70s was killed and three others injured at the site.

2 typhoons pass along Japan's Pacific coast

2 typhoons pass along Japan's Pacific coast

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on June 27, 2026, shows the site of a landslide in Hirao in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, after two typhoons brought downpours to wide areas while passing along the country's Pacific coast. A man in his 70s was killed and three others injured at the site.

2 typhoons pass along Japan's Pacific coast

2 typhoons pass along Japan's Pacific coast

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on June 27, 2026, shows the site of a landslide in Hirao in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, after two typhoons brought downpours to wide areas while passing along the country's Pacific coast. A man in his 70s was killed and three others injured at the site.

2 typhoons pass along Japan's Pacific coast

2 typhoons pass along Japan's Pacific coast

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on June 27, 2026, shows the site of a landslide in Hirao in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, after two typhoons brought downpours to wide areas while passing along the country's Pacific coast. A man in his 70s was killed and three others injured at the site.

New school semester kicks off in China's flood-ravaged regions

STORY: New school semester kicks off in China's flood-ravaged regions DATELINE: Sept. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:32 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of students 2. various of flood-hit places in China 3. various of students 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHOU WENHONG, Parent 5. various of Shuangta Middle School 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WEI CHANGCHUN, Principal of Shuangta Middle School 7. various of Shulan City in northeast China's Jilin Province 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHAN YONGGANG, Principal of Qingsong Central School 9. various of Qingsong Central School STORYLINE: Primary and middle schools in areas impacted by the recent flooding disasters in China have started the fall semester as scheduled. Heavy floods triggered by two typhoons swept across large swathes of China this summer, resulting in serious casualties and significant damage to properties, public infrastructure and crops. According to the Beijing Municipal Education Commission, there were 275 flood-ravaged schools and kin

Undersea tunnel in S China's Shantou opens to traffic

STORY: Undersea tunnel in S China's Shantou opens to traffic DATELINE: Sept. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:31 LOCATION: SHANTOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the tunnel 2. various of the city of Shantou 3. 3-D simulation of the tunnel's construction process 4. various of the roads leading to the tunnel 5. various of the tunnel entrance and a landmark building beside it 6. various of the tunnel and the city STORYLINE: An undersea tunnel of Shantou City in south China's Guangdong Province opened on Wednesday. The tunnel stretched 6,680 meters with six lanes and a designed maximum speed of 60 km per hour. It shortens the cross-sea passage time to less than 10 minutes. It will offer an alternative way for commuters in case of extreme weather conditions, including typhoons and storms, when both of the two existing sea-crossing bridges will be put under temporary traffic controls. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shantou, China. (XHTV)