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MANILA — Heavy rain from Typhoon Gaemi has flooded the Philippine capital Manila and nearby cities, forcing authorities to shut schools, offices and cancel flights on Wednesday (July 24) and declare a state of calamity in a region that is home to 13 million people.
MANILA — Typhoon Gaemi and a southwest monsoon brought heavy rain on Wednesday (July 24) to the Philippine capital region and northern provinces, prompting authorities to halt work and classes, while stock and foreign exchange trading were suspended.
YILAN, Taiwan — Taiwan hunkered down on Wednesday (July 24) ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Gaemi, with financial markets closed, people given the day off work, flights cancelled, and the military put on stand-by amid forecasts of torrential rain and strong winds.
SEOUL — South Korea ordered people living near rivers in its central region to evacuate homes on Thursday (July 18) as heavy monsoon showers dumped more than 300 mm (12 inches) of rain, while warnings went out across a large swathe of the country, including the capital.
HANOI — Landslides triggered by torrential rains in mountainous northern Vietnam buried a 16-seater van, killing at least 11 people and leaving some missing on Saturday (July 13), state media reported.
JAKARTA — Indonesian rescuers resumed a search on Tuesday (July 9) for 45 people still missing after a landslide at an illegal gold mine on Sulawesi island that killed at least 17 people, an official at the country's search and rescue agency said.
BEIJING — More than 130 people including tourists were trapped in Tibet near China's rugged Himalayan border with Nepal on July 10 after incessant rains unleashed landslides and floods, severing road links, according to Chinese state media.
MUMBAI — Heavy rains flooded roads and railway tracks on Monday (July 8) in India's financial capital of Mumbai, pushing authorities to shut some schools and colleges, while overflowing rivers in the northeastern state of Assam affected more than two million people.