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Typhoon Talas killed two people, caused floods and landslips. It also blocked roads, cut down power, and stopped train services. A bridge was damaged by the typhoon.

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A typhoon lashed central Japan on Saturday with torrential rain and fierce winds, killing two and leaving tens of thousands of households without power, the Kyodo news agency reported.

Shizuoka city, south-west of Tokyo, was hit especially hard, seeing a record 417mm (16.42 inches) of precipitation since the rain started on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said.

Winds at the centre of the Typhoon Talas were blowing at about 65km/h (40mph), with peak gusts of about 90km/h (56mph), it said.

A man in his 40s was killed in a landslide and a 29-year-old man was found dead after his car plunged into a reservoir, Kyodo reported.

Power was also cut to about 120,000 households, supplier Chubu Electric Power Grid Co said, adding that a landslide had knocked over two electricity pylons.

"We are expecting it may take some time to restore power due to landslides, among other factors," the company said on its Twitter account.

Central JR restarted some of its bullet train services, which had been suspended from Friday evening because of the rain.

A landslide damaged a residential area in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture on Saturday. Photograph: Mizuki Ikari/AP

The JMA downgraded the typhoon to a extratropical cyclone on Saturday morning but it forecast further torrential rain in Shizuoka and urged caution for landslides and flooding.

Yokohama city, around 30km south of Tokyo, also issued an evacuation advisory at about noon on Saturday to about 3,000 residents.

The powerful storm is the latest to hit Japan in recent weeks.

Typhoon Nanmadol, one of the biggest storms to hit Japan in years, killed at least two people and brought ferocious winds and record rainfall to the west of the country on Monday.

Scientists say climate change is increasing the severity of storms and causing extreme weather such as heat waves, droughts and flash floods to become more frequent and intense.

Reuters and Agence France-Presse contributed to this report

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Typhoon Talas lashes Japan, setting off landslides with more rains to come

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A typhoon lashed central Japan on Saturday with torrential rain and fierce winds, killing two and leaving tens of thousands of households without power, the Kyodo news agency reported. Shizuoka city, south-west of Tokyo, was hit especially hard, seeing a record 417mm (16.42 inches) of precipitation since the rain started on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said.

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Earthquake kills 65, triggers landslides in southwest China

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BEIJING (AP) -- The powerful earthquake that set off landslides and shook buildings in southwestern China killed at least 65 people and injured hundreds, state media said Tuesday.

At least 16 other people are missing a day after the 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck a mountainous area in Luding county in Sichuan province, which sits on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau where tectonic plates meet and is hit regularly by quakes. The temblor shook buildings in the provincial capital of Chengdu, whose 21 million residents are already under a COVID-19 lockdown.

Power was knocked out and buildings damaged in the historic town of Moxi in the Tibetan autonomous prefecture of Garze, where 37 people were killed. Tents were erected for more than 50,000 people being moved from homes made unsafe by the quake, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.

State broadcaster CCTV showed rescue crews pulling a woman who appeared uninjured from a collapsed home in Moxi, where many of the buildings are constructed from a mix of wood and brick. Around 150 people were reported with varying degrees of injuries.

Another 28 people were killed in neighboring Shimian county on the outskirts of the city of Ya'an. Another 248 people were reported as injured, mainly in Moxi, and another 12 people were reported missing.

Three of the dead were workers at the Hailuogou Scenic Area, a glacier and forest nature reserve.

Along with the deaths, authorities reported stones and soil falling from mountainsides, causing damage to homes and power interruptions, CCTV said. One landslide blocked a rural highway, leaving it strewn with rocks, the Ministry of Emergency Management said.

Buildings shook in Chengdu, 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the epicenter.

The earthquake and lockdown follow a heat wave and drought that led to water shortages and power cuts due to Sichuan's reliance on hydropower. That comes on top of the latest major lockdown under China's strict "zero-COVID" policy.

China's deadliest earthquake in recent years was a 7.9 magnitude quake in 2008 that killed nearly 90,000 people in Sichuan. The temblor devastated towns, schools and rural communities outside Chengdu, leading to a yearslong effort to rebuild with more resistant materials.

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Earthquake kills 65, triggers landslides in southwest China

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BEIJING (AP) -- The powerful earthquake that set off landslides and shook buildings in southwestern China killed at least 65 people and injured hundreds, state media said Tuesday. At least 16 other people are missing a day after the 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck a mountainous area in Luding county in Sichuan province, which sits on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau where tectonic plates meet and is hit regularly by quakes.

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First came the floods. Now, Pakistan's children face a new disaster

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Typhoon Mangkhut officially Hong Kong’s most intense storm since records began.

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It's official: Typhoon Mangkhut most intense storm on record

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Hong Kong Observatory said sustained winds reached 250km/h, while security minister John Lee calls damage to city 'serious and extensive'.

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How extensive is the damage from the flooding in Kentucky?

The flooding has washed away roads and bridges, engulfed families' homes, and many have lost power - and it is still unsafe for water rescues in some areas. With more rain forecasted, the situation will likely worsen. Some areas have lost access to drinkable water and it could take weeks for services to be restored.

What do children and families impacted by the flooding in eastern Kentucky need right?

With hundreds of children and families facing loss and uncertainty, they might not know when they'll get back to their normal routine. Some children might not know where their friends and family members are yet. It can be a very scary and stressful situation for kids.

Some areas have lost access to drinkable water and it could take weeks for services to be restored. Families need critical supplies like clean drinking water, food, hygiene supplies, diapers, cleaning supplies and a safe place to live.

How is Save the Children helping children and families impacted by the flooding in Kentucky?

With emergency supplies pre-positioned ahead of the flooding, Save the Children staff are working to deliver essential items to eastern Kentucky kids, families and communities - including water, cash cards, hygiene kits, diapers, wipes, cribs, and cleaning supplies for schools.

With three schools already declared a total loss, we are also engaging local early learning partners to support the needs among the area's schools and early learning and child care centers.

We are also providing art activity kits, games and toys to kids and families in area shelters, so kids have an opportunity to be kids again.

How does Save the Children work in Kentucky?

Save the Children has been working in Kentucky's rural communities since 1932, providing support to children and families most impacted by poverty and inequality.

Today, this includes leading high-quality early education programs in some of the most impoverished rural communities, to help children succeed in school and life.

As the national leader in protecting children in emergencies, Save the Children has been helping America's children recover from major disasters since Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Our experts offer programs and tips to help keep children save, including tips for how to stay safe in a flood.

How can I help children and families impacted by the flooding in Kentucky?

Your donation to the 2022 Eastern Kentucky Flood Crisis Fund can help support children and families who have lost everything and are in need of support.

Learn more about our charity ratings and why Save the Children is one of the best children's charity organizations to donate to right now.

Updated: August 8, 2022

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China has optimized its capability to prevent or deal with incidents and natural disasters in the past 10 years, which has helped reduce the nation's economic losses and individual injuries, said the Ministry of Emergency Management.

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A resident in Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, moves his stall away from a parking lot flooded after rainfall on May 10, 2022. [Photo by TANG GUANGDONG/FOR CHINA DAILY]

China has optimized its capability to prevent or deal with incidents and natural disasters in the past 10 years, which has helped reduce the nation's economic losses and individual injuries, said the Ministry of Emergency Management.

Set up in 2018, the ministry is responsible for guiding provinces and regions in dealing with emergencies and coordinating rescue efforts and supplies for disaster management. It's also responsible for the management and supervision of workplace safety in industries such as manufacturing and mining.

According to the ministry, the number of safety incidents has decreased by 56.8 percent over the past 10 years, with the number of deaths falling by 45.9 percent in 2021 compared with 2012.

The firefighting organizational system has also been improved, as has corresponding legislative work on fire safety.

Chungsai, director of the fire and rescue department of the ministry, said at a news conference on Tuesday in Beijing that the ministry has focused on fire prevention in high-risk areas including high-rise buildings, shopping malls and petrochemical companies, and over 85.2 million fire hazards were eliminated in the past 10 years.

Chungsai said that the nation has 7,969 fire stations and 111,000 fire trucks, up from 5,256 and 47,000 respectively in 2012. About 21 provinces and regions out of 34 in total have aviation fire brigades to fight forest fires.

He added that there are over 100,000 people nationwide registered as fire prevention engineers and nearly 1.4 million skilled workers serving in the fire prevention or firefighting sectors.

"The nation's economy doubled and urban areas grew by 30 percent in the past 10 years, while we still maintained a quite safe landscape on fire safety," he said.

The ministry has worked to prevent or manage natural disasters such as floods and droughts to protect the nation and people's individual safety.

In dealing with the rarely seen high temperatures that swept the nation's southern provinces from July, the ministry enhanced its meteorological, hydraulic and agricultural monitoring of droughts and coordinated firefighting brigades to deliver water to affected people.

Zhou Xuewen, a vice-minister of the ministry, said at the news conference that the nation has quite a high frequency of natural disasters, which can cause large economic losses. So it's important to continuously improve the emergency management system against disasters－from plans and capability to supply support.

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China earthquake rescue mission hampered by downpours and mudslides as death toll rises to 82

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Rain, flash floods and mudslides threatened the search for dozens of people still missing on Thursday, days after a strong earthquake rocked mountainous southwest China, killing at least 82.

Rescuers walk past fallen rocks from a landslide as they head to an earthquake-affected area on September 6, 2022, following a 6.6-magnitude earthquake that struck September 5, in Shimian county, Ya'an city, in China's southwestern Sichuan province. Photo: CNS/AFP/China OUT.

The magnitude 6.6 quake hit about 43 kilometres (26 miles) southeast of the city of Kangding in Sichuan province at a depth of 10 kilometres on Monday, according to the US Geological Survey, forcing thousands to be resettled into temporary camps.

State broadcaster CCTV said that 46 people died in Ganzi prefecture near the epicentre, while 36 deaths were reported in neighbouring Ya'an city.

More than 270 others were injured while the number of missing remained at 35, CCTV reported without giving more details about the situations of those unaccounted for.

A yellow alert issued by the national weather service - warning of a "risk of geological disaster" - was in force until Thursday night, and moderate rain was forecast to continue to Friday with heavy showers in some areas.

"Since the post-earthquake geological conditions are inherently fragile, and the impact of additional rainfall may lead to landslides and mudslides, the local area needs to beware of secondary disasters," China's meteorological administration said.

The People's Liberation Army, paramilitary police, and fire rescue services dispatched more than 10,000 workers to the area, who continued search operations and landslide clean-up efforts in the remote countryside.

Mountain torrents

Rescuers braved flash floods and landslides caused by aftershocks to relocate villagers from destroyed homes, often having to haul them through mountainous terrain on ropes and stretchers.

CCTV images showed soldiers in military fatigues and orange life jackets using a zip-line to ferry people across river rapids.

"We also waded through the water to get to Xingfu village. The mountain torrents contain rocks... the stones you can't see in the water pose the greatest threat to us," a rescue team member named Tan Ke told CCTV.

"We quickly used ropes to build a human ladder... when we first started wading, the water reached our knees and thighs. By the time we got to a safe place, the flash flood had reached waist level."

Over 22,000 people have so far been moved into 124 temporary sites across Ganzi and Ya'an, the state-owned People's Daily newspaper reported.

The paper said over 21,000 students and staff at a school in Shimian county, where Ya'an is located, were safely evacuated within one minute of the quake.

Nearly 1,800 schools in the area had reopened by Wednesday, it added.

Workers raced to fix hundreds of kilometres of power and optical cables, with communications in affected areas "basically restored" as of Thursday, the China Youth Daily reported.

Local authorities have received over 100 million yuan (US$14 million) in disaster relief donations so far, the report said, and the Sichuan government issued an emergency notice requiring local authorities to dish out hardship allowances for affected people.

The quake also rocked buildings in the provincial capital of Chengdu - where millions are confined to their homes under a strict Covid-19 lockdown - and in the nearby megacity of Chongqing, residents told AFP.

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China earthquake rescue mission hampered by downpours and mudslides as death toll rises to 82

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Rain, flash floods and mudslides threatened the search for dozens of people still missing on Thursday, days after a strong earthquake rocked mountainous southwest China, killing at least 82. The magnitude 6.6 quake hit about 43 kilometres (26 miles) southeast of the city of Kangding in Sichuan province at a depth of 10 kilometres on Monday, according to the US Geological Survey, forcing thousands to be resettled into temporary camps.

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The typhoon, called Karding locally, hit land as a super typhoon. Five rescuers were killed in Bulacan province, the governor said it was last located over the coastal waters of Zambales province in central Luzon and headed to the South China Sea on its way to Vietnam

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Typhoon Noru slams into Philippines, killing 6 and forcing schools to close

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The typhoon, called Karding locally, prompted President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr to suspend work and schools on Monday. Five rescuers were killed in Bulacan province.

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Super Typhoon Mangkhut, equivalent to a Category 5 Atlantic hurricane and still gaining strength, was on a collision course for the Philippines first on Wednesday – with Taiwan and Hong Kong next on its forecast track.

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Super Typhoon Mangkhut threatens Hong Kong, Philippines and Taiwan

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A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck China’s Sichuan province, killing more than 40 people and shaking the capital Chengdu. Forty-six people were killed in the quake, Chinese state media Xinhua reported on Tuesday, citing local authorities at a press briefing.

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A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck China's Sichuan province, killing more than 40 people and shaking the capital Chengdu.

Forty-six people were killed in the quake, Chinese state media Xinhua reported on Tuesday, citing local authorities at a press briefing.

The epicentre was at Luding, the China Earthquake Networks Centre said, a town in the mountains about 226km (110 miles) southwest of Chengdu.

Some roads and homes near the epicentre were damaged by landslides on Monday, while communications were down in at least one area, according to state television.

No damage to dam and hydropower stations within 50km (31 miles) of the epicentre was reported.

Earthquakes are common in Sichuan, a southwestern province, especially in its western mountains, a tectonically active area along the eastern boundary of the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau.

Resident Jiang Danli said she hid under a desk for five minutes in her 31st floor apartment, while many of her neighbours rushed downstairs.

"There was a strong earthquake in June, but it wasn't very scary. This time I was really scared, because I live on a high floor and the shaking made me dizzy," Jiang said.

'So terrified'

Laura Luo, who lives in Chengdu, a city of about 21 million people, was on her way back to her apartment block when she saw people in her neighbourhood rushing out of their high-rise homes in panic after getting earthquake warnings on their phones.

"There were many people who were so terrified they started crying," she said.

When the shaking began, "all the dogs started barking. It was really quite scary".

In Luding, the quake was so strong it was hard for some people to remain standing, while cracks appeared on some houses, according to state media China News Service.

Video clips posted on social media showed lights swinging while people rushed out of buildings into the streets.

A total of 39,000 people live within 20km (9 miles) of the epicentre and 1.55 million within 100km (48 miles), according to state television.

The quake was Sichuan's biggest since August 2017, when one of magnitude 7.0 hit Aba prefecture.

The most powerful Sichuan earthquake on record was in May 2008, when a magnitude 8.0 quake centred in Wenchuan killed nearly 70,000 people and caused extensive damage.

Monday's quake was also felt in the provinces of Yunnan, Shaanxi and Guizhou, hundreds of kilometres away, according to state media.

Samantha Yang, 23, a Chengdu resident and recent university graduate, said she just finished lunch and was in bed about to take a nap when she felt the quake.

"The building kept shaking, each time more severely than before," Yang said. "Truly, this was the scariest one since the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake."

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Earthquake in China's Sichuan kills 46 as landslides strike

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A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck China's Sichuan province, killing more than 40 people and shaking the capital Chengdu. Forty-six people were killed in the quake, Chinese state media Xinhua reported on Tuesday, citing local authorities at a press briefing.

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The Hong Kong Observatory said that Noru, a typhoon coming from the South China Sea, will bring uncertain weather this week with showers across the following days.

According to the forecast track on Monday, Tropical Cyclone Noru will move across the central part of the South China Sea towards the vicinity of the central part of Vietnam in the next couple of days.

Noru is expected to keep a distance of around 700 kilometres from Hong Kong, which means it has a minor direct threat to the territory unless it changes to take a more northerly track approaching the coast of Guangdong.

However, under the influence of the northeast monsoon, east to northeasterly winds will prevail in the territory on Tuesday and Wednesday. The weather will be sunny on Monday, with a few showers in the next few days.

The Standard Channel

The weather on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday will see one or two showers but sunny for periods, while Sunday will be cloudy with several showers.

The Observatory issued a Very Hot Weather Warning at 12.35pm on Monday, with the mercury hitting a max temperature of 34.9 degrees Celsius in Sheung Shui.

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Tropical cyclone Noru to bring uncertain weather to HK this week with showers

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The Hong Kong Observatory said that Noru, a typhoon coming from the South China Sea, will bring uncertain weather this week with showers across the following days. According to the forecast track on Monday, Tropical Cyclone Noru will move across the central part of the South China Sea towards the vicinity of the central part of Vietnam in the next couple of days.

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Don't let a sudden downpour put you off having fun. Hong Kong has a wealth of amazing things to do. Here's a roundup of the very best indoor experiences in Hong Kong that'll have you singing in the rain...

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There was a strong earthquake in Taiwan last Saturday.

The shook magnitude of it, was 6.4. It destroyed many buildings, even destroyed Hualien Bridge. Other than that, more than 100 people was injured and unfortunately one people passed away.

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1.6 million forced from homes as Typhoon Muifa lashes eastern China

Muifa is the strongest tropical cyclone to hit Shanghai – home to more than 25 million people – since record-keeping began in 1949, state broadcaster CCTV said.

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There was a flood in Henan in July.                                     Flooding in Henan last month resulted in a record single-event insurance loss of $1.7 billion, impacting companies that provide property and casualty insurance, according to a S&P Global Ratings report which tracked losses as of Aug. 3.