HONG KONG — Tropical Storm Matmo edged closer to the Philippines on Thursday and was expected to intensify into a typhoon that could threaten southern China this weekend, just about a week after the region was battered by Ragasa, one of the strongest storms to hit Asia in years. Matmo, which had maximum sustained winds…
Heavy rain and strong winds from the former Typhoon Bualoi flooded roads, knocked off roofs and caused at least 12 deaths in central Vietnam before weakening to a tropical storm that moved Monday into Laos, state media reported. Strong gusts ripped corrugated iron roofs from homes along highways and toppled concrete pillars.(AP) The storm tore…
HANOI (Reuters) -Typhoon Bualoi made landfall in northern central Vietnam in the early hours of Monday, damaging houses and knocking down power grids, with at least one person dead and 12 fishermen missing as the storm brought flooding rains and huge swells. The typhoon was over Nghe An province as of 0800 (0100 GMT), with…
Vietnam has mobilised nearly 100,000 military personnel and evacuated about 250,000 people as Typhoon Bualoi approaches the country’s central coast, Al Jazeera reported on Sunday, citing local media. People move a fishing boat from the beach ahead of Typhoon Bualoi in Danang, Vietnam Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (AP) The storm, with winds of up to…