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Bloomberg
20 hours ago
- Climate
- Bloomberg
Typhoon May Strengthen on Track Toward Northern Philippines
A typhoon moving toward northern Philippines may intensify further before making landfall as early as tonight, with heavy rain and strong winds likely to impact some rice and corn crops. Typhoon Co-may — known locally as Emong — has slowed and is sitting to the west of Dagupan, a small city about three hours drive northwest of the capital Manila, according to an advisory from the national weather agency. The storm was packing top sustained winds of 120 kilometers per hour.
Free Malaysia Today
2 days ago
- Climate
- Free Malaysia Today
Damage mounts in South Korea as torrential rains enter fourth day
A village area is flooded due to heavy rain in Yesan, South Korea. (Yonhap/AP) SEOUL : Torrential rains that lashed South Korea for a fourth day on Saturday kept nearly 3,000 people from returning to their homes, while livestock were stranded up to the neck in rising waters as the death toll reached four with two missing, authorities said. Rain will last until Monday in some areas, weather officials said, urging extreme caution against the risk of landslides and flooding, with warnings across most of the nation. By 6am on Saturday, 2,816 people were still out of their homes, the interior ministry said, from a total of more than 7,000 evacuated during the prior days of heavy rain, in which four have died and two are missing. Rainfall since Wednesday reached a record of more than 500mm (20 inches) at Seosan, in the South Chungcheong province south of the capital Seoul, it added. Elsewhere in the province cows were desperately trying to keep their heads above water after sheds and stables flooded. The tally of water-damaged structures stood at more than 641 buildings, 388 roads and 59 farms, the ministry said. Rains were also expected in neighbouring North Korea. From Sunday to Tuesday, 150mm to 200mm (6 inches to 8 inches) of rain could fall in some northern areas, rising to 300mm (12 inches) in some remote regions, the weather agency said, according to state newspaper Rodong Sinmun.
Free Malaysia Today
2 days ago
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
South Korea's Lee orders all-out effort to find missing after floods
Houses collapsed from a landslide due to heavy rain in Sancheong, South Korea. (Yonhap/AP pic) SEOUL : South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung told public officials on Tuesday to 'spare no effort' in the search for missing people and on damage recovery after days of torrential rains left a trail of destruction in various parts of the country. The wet weather has now subsided, though media reports said heavy rainfall was drenching parts of North Korea. Some 19 people have died, and nine were still missing in South Korea as of Tuesday morning, while 2,549 people remained displaced, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety said. Damage to property was extensive, with some 3,776 facilities, including homes, shops and factories, needing to be cleared of water, debris and earth, it said. Noting the limitations of existing methods in coping with last week's rain, Lee ordered the prime minister and all related ministries to establish a comprehensive response system for natural disasters by region and type. Lee also told a cabinet meeting to 'strictly crack down on mindless public officials who enjoy dancing and drinking at.. locations where people are dying.' The president's approval rating fell to 62.2% from 64.6% previously, according to pollster Realmeter, in a survey conducted last week during the torrential rains. Lee, who took office in June, has promised to make the country safer and to prevent any repeat of the disasters in recent years that have often been blamed on the inadequate response by authorities.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
National Hurricane Center flags area to watch for possible tropical development as system soaks Gulf Coast
MIAMI – A storm system spinning off the southeastern U.s. coastline has caught the attention of the National Hurricane Center (NHC) with a small chance of developing into a tropical system. Much like what was previously known as Invest 93L earlier this month, a trough of low pressure at the southern end of a frontal boundary is forecast to move west-southwestward into the north-central portion of the Gulf, according to the NHC. There, environmental conditions could allow for some slow development if the system remains far enough offshore. How To Watch Fox Weather However, by this weekend, the system is likely to move inland, ending its chances for development. Though much like Invest 93L, the threat of heavy rain and thunderstorms will persist if the trough eventually develops into a tropical system. The NHC is currently just giving a low chance of development. In terms of rainfall totals, about 2–3 inches could fall across much of the northern Gulf Coast, with some locally higher amounts. Widespread flash flooding isn't expected, but isolated flooding could pop up in pockets of heavy precipitation sitting over an area for too long. Download The Free Fox Weather App The disturbance may have less of a chance to develop when compared to Invest 93L because the previous event had more of an organized structure when compared to the current system. That said, the southerly flow along the northern Gulf will likely last for days, leading to an increased risk for rip currents along area beaches. A medium risk of rip currents is expected along the Florida Panhandle from Destin to Port St. Joe, as well as along the Atlantic coast from Daytona Beach southward through Melbourne and West Palm Beach, through the last weekend of July. 7 Facts To Know About Hurricanes Flooding has already been experienced in parts of the South Carolina Low Country as the combination of higher tides and heavy rainfall made streets around Charleston look more like ponds. Downtown Charleston received just over an inch of rainfall on Monday, but with nowhere for the water to go, flooding was reported on several roadways. Minor saltwater flooding was also reported around Charleston Harbor on Tuesday - impacts that will continue until the disturbed area of weather moves through the article source: National Hurricane Center flags area to watch for possible tropical development as system soaks Gulf Coast
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Two dead, 10 missing after colossal rain in China's Shandong
HONG KONG (Reuters) -Heavy rain in China's eastern province of Shandong killed two people and left 10 people missing after half a year's worth of rain fell in five hours, drenching the Laiwu district in the city of Jinan, the local government reported on Tuesday. The area saw maximum precipitation of 364 millimeters (14.3 inches) that fell from midnight on Tuesday till 5am local time, half of Jinan's average yearly precipitation of 733 millimeters (28.9 inches). Flash floods occurred near Jinan's mountainous villages of Shiwuzi and Zhujiayu, washing away or damaging 19 houses. Rescue efforts are underway and all efforts were being deployed to rescue missing people, authorities said. The deluge is part of a broader pattern of extreme weather across the country due to the East Asia monsoon which has caused disruptions in the world's second largest economy. Southern regions have also been inundated with heavy rain after Typhoon Wipha pounded Hong Kong on Sunday. Extreme rainfall and severe flooding, which meteorologists link to climate change, increasingly pose major challenges as they threaten to overwhelm ageing flood defences, displace millions and wreak havoc on a $2.8 trillion agricultural sector. Solve the daily Crossword
