Typhoon Rai rapidly grew into a super-typhoon. Although its path was tracked, the storm exceeded all predictions. On the 21st December, the Philippines formally declared 'A State of National ...

More than 300,000 people fled their homes and beachfront resorts as Typhoon Rai pummelled the southern and central regions of the country, knocking out communications in some areas and tearing ...

The Hong Kong Observatory has issued the No 1 typhoon signal on Monday morning with Tropical Storm Rai within 800km of the city, marking the first such December warning in nearly 47 years.

The Kii Peninsula is more or less on the expected path of Typhoon No. 7. Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) and West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) warned that their respective Tokaido Shinkansen ...

Typhoon No. 7 has formed over the seas south of Japan and is expected to move northward near the Ogasawara island chain as it develops, the Japan Meteorological Agency announced on Aug. 8.

Major roads were blocked by trees, and were impassable. Typhoon Rai rapidly grew into a super-typhoon. Although its path was tracked, the storm exceeded all predictions. On the 21st December ...