Fierce winds and torrential rain lashed Taiwan on Thursday as Super Typhoon Kong-rey neared, forcing thousands to flee from one of the most powerful storms to threaten the island in years. The fast-moving Kong-rey was expected to make landfall within hours along the lightly populated, mountainous east coast where many…

YILAN: Five-metre waves pounded Taiwan’s shores Wednesday as Super Typhoon Kong-rey drew near, with forecasters expecting the storm to hit the island ...

The coast was hit by a 6.1-magnitude earthquake Wednesday. The tremor appeared to occur in the Blanco Fracture Zone.

TAIPEI: Taiwan shut down ahead of the arrival of Super Typhoon Kong-rey on Thursday (Oct 31) with all cities and counties declaring a day off, financial markets closed and domestic flights cancelled for what is

Typhoon Kong-rey is expected to be the largest storm by size to hit Taiwan in 30 years.

Dozens of people reported feeling an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 that struck off the southern coast of Oregon Wednesday.

The storm is forecast to make landfall on the mountainous and sparsely populated east coast today, according to Taiwan's Central Weather Administration.

Dozens of people reported feeling an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 that struck off the southern coast of Oregon on Wednesday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The U.S. Geological Survey says an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 has struck off the southern coast of Oregon.

By : ABP News Bureau | Updated at : 30 Oct 2024 06:13 PM (IST)

Taiwan: Super Typhoon Kong-rey is set to hit the Island country soon. The Kong-rey intensified into Super Typhoon after it wreaked havoc in Philippines.

The death toll from flash floods that have ravaged parts of eastern Spain has climbed to at least 72 people, emergency services and officials said on Wednesday.

Five-meter waves pounded Taiwan's shores Wednesday as Super Typhoon Kong-rey drew near, with forecasters expecting the storm to strengthen before hitting the island as one of the most powerful in years.

Kong-rey is currently more powerful than the deadly Typhoon Gaemi, which was the strongest typhoon to hit Taiwan in eight years when it made landfall in July.

Northern Philippine provinces are forcibly evacuating villagers from high-risk areas as a powerful typhoon approached while the country is still recovering from a recent storm that left at least 182 dead and missing and many emergency shelters still crammed with...

The Philippines is bracing for heavy rainfall from the new typhoon, Kong-rey, which threatens to develop into a super typhoon as the death toll from the previous tropical storm Trami further rises to...

VALENCIA: Spanish rescuers on Wednesday scrambled to save people trapped by surging tides of muddy water in floods that have killed at least 72 people in the country's east.The body coordinating...