North Korea says it suffered at least 10 people dead or injured and thousands of hectares of cropland damaged as Tropical Storm Muifa swept across its territory Tuesday. The storm surged through the Yellow Sea, battering both China and South Korea, before coming ashore in North Korea late Monday. It continued to dump heavy rain […]
Muifa Causes 10 Casualties, Crop Damage in North Korea
Posted August 9th, 2011 at 7:35 am (UTC-5)
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China, South Korea Turn to Clean-up After Tropical Storm
Posted August 9th, 2011 at 1:40 am (UTC-5)
Cleanup operations began Tuesday in China and South Korea after Tropical Storm Muifa swept through the Yellow Sea, battering both coasts. Chinese authorities said the storm destroyed 600 homes and caused $480 million in damage as it swept up the nation’s eastern coast. About 1.35 million people were evacuated as a precautionary measure. South Korean […]
Tropical Storm Causes Havoc in China, Koreas
Posted August 8th, 2011 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
A tropical storm has slammed into northeastern China, threatening a chemical plant. High waves caused by tropical storm Muifa breached a dyke Monday morning at the Fujiahua chemical plant in the city of Dalian. Residents in the area were evacuated as a precautionary measure, while soldiers and workers reinforced the dyke with large stones and […]
China Battles to Save Chemical Plant from Storm
Posted August 8th, 2011 at 3:40 am (UTC-5)
Chinese official media report that workers are battling to save a chemical plant on China’s northeast coast, after waves from a severe tropical storm breached a dyke Monday morning. The Xinhua news agency says Tropical Storm Muifa is barreling toward the Fujiahua chemical plant in the city of Dalian. Residents are being evacuated, while soldiers […]
Storm Batters Chinese Coast, Kills 3 in South Korea
Posted August 8th, 2011 at 1:50 am (UTC-5)
Tropical Storm Muifa left three people dead and one missing in South Korea Monday, after sweeping up the Chinese coast. South Korean officials say Muifa has toppled hundreds of power lines, cutting power to thousands of houses in southwestern provinces, while roads, port facilities and breakwaters on the country’s west coast were destroyed in dozens […]
Philippines Battered by Deadly Tropical Storm
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 4:25 am (UTC-5)
At least 20 people are dead and nine others are missing as a powerful tropical storm makes its way across the Philippines’ main island of Luzon Wednesday. Tropical Storm Nock-ten made landfall with intense rains and maximum winds of 95 kilometers an hour. Wind gusts ranged up to 120 kilometers an hour. Benito Ramos, the […]
Philippine Storm Kills 10, Leaves Thousands Without Power
Posted July 26th, 2011 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
A slow-moving tropical storm in the eastern Philippines that triggered floods and landslides has killed at least 10 people and stranded thousands of others in their homes without electrical power. Authorities say the dead in the Bicol region include at least three children in a landslide in a mountain village. Officials in nearby Albay province […]
Tropical Storm Bret Forms Near Northern Bahamas
Posted July 18th, 2011 at 12:15 am (UTC-5)
A tropical storm formed Sunday in the Atlantic Ocean near the northern Bahamas. Forecasters at the U.S. National Hurricane Center say Tropical Storm Bret is expected to drench the northernmost islands before curving out into the open Atlantic Ocean. The storm’s maximum sustained winds were nearly 65 kilometers per hour. The government of the Bahamas […]
Mexico Confirms 11 Deaths After Tropical Storm Arlene
Posted July 3rd, 2011 at 1:30 am (UTC-5)
Mexican officials say at least 11 people have died as a result of river flooding and mudslides after Tropical Storm Arlene. A civil protection official says five deaths are confirmed in Hidalgo state where river flooding forced evacuations. The dead also include two children in Mexico state, a woman in Puebla, and another victim in […]
Tropical Storm Arlene Hits Mexico
Posted June 30th, 2011 at 9:20 am (UTC-5)
Tropical Storm Arlene — the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season — has hit Mexico’s eastern coast, pummeling a large part of the country with heavy rains. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said the center of Arlene struck land Thursday near Cabo Rojo in Mexico’s Veracruz state. The nearby states of Tamaulipas and […]
