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DISASTER30m agoHigher typhoon signal possible, depending on Saudel’s course after rare resurgenceHong Kong’s weather forecaster may issue a higher typhoon signal closer to the weekend after Tropical Cyclone Saudel experienced a rare resurgence and could change its course over the South China Sea, edging towards the Pearl River Delta. The Observatory said the standby No 1 typhoon signal would remain in force on Wednesday, as Saudel travelled across the northeastern South China Sea. “Under the combined effect of Saudel and the northeast monsoon, local winds are occasionally strong offshore...South China Morning Post
DISASTER6h agoNepal’s Deadly Floods Put China and India on EdgeGeopolitical conflict will only get worse with climate change.Foreign Policy
DISASTER7h agoNepal-China floods highlight a growing front of the climate change crisisOn August 26, a section of glacier collapsed at an altitude of more than 5,000 metres on the Nepalese side of the Himalayas. The falling ice and rock accelerated down a steep valley at about 50 metres per second, scouring debris and transforming into a high-speed mudslide that slammed into Gyirong Port on the Chinese side just seven minutes later. The force of the flow largely buried and obliterated the border facilities. Hundreds of people, many of them travellers, remain missing on the Chinese...South China Morning Post
DISASTER13h agoPower failure halts trams running between Hong Kong’s Wan Chai and AdmiraltyTram services between Wan Chai and Admiralty in Hong Kong were suspended Tuesday night due to a power failure, the second such incident in two days. The Transport Department issued a special traffic bulletin at 9.37pm, saying it had been notified by Hong Kong Tramways that eastbound and westbound services between Admiralty MTR station and Tonnochy Road were suspended because of an electricity fault. It marked the second consecutive day of tram disruptions. On Monday night, services on the...South China Morning Post
DISASTER14h agoChina-Nepal floods: first research shows that no one could have outrun debris flowNot even the world’s fastest sprinters could have outrun the devastating floodwaters that struck a border crossing between China and Nepal last week, according to one of the first peer-reviewed assessments of the disaster. Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) calculated that the surface velocity of the debris flow was 19 metres per second (62 feet per second) when it struck the checkpoint at Gyirong Port in Tibet. This is almost twice Usain Bolt’s average speed when he set the...South China Morning Post
DISASTER16h agoPhilippine capital’s ‘acutely unhealthy’ air due to Indonesian haze spurs warningsSouth China Morning Post
DISASTER16h ago‘Literally Tasting The Smoke’, Malaysians Lament As Haze WorsensChannels TV
DISASTER17h agoGlacier risk hangs over China-Nepal border as region remembers mudslide victimsResidents and rescuers in the Tibet autonomous region paused for three minutes on Tuesday morning to remember the victims of last week’s mudslide disaster. Sirens sounded for three minutes from 9.55am at the Gyirong Port police station, with similar memorials at rescue and road-reopening sites throughout the region, according to state broadcaster CCTV. More than 1,000 people died and thousands remain missing along the China-Nepal border area after a glacier collapsed at Langtang Lirung on the...South China Morning Post
DISASTER18h agoHeavy rain in Fukui, number of flooded homes increases to 165; acceptance of disaster waste beginsAsahi Shimbun
DISASTER19h ago103 years since the Great Kanto Earthquake, bereaved families attend a grand memorial service; a memorial ceremony for the Korean massacre also heldAsahi Shimbun
DISASTER19h agoAll students of the fire-damaged Takinogawa Third Elementary School begin attending 'temporary school building' in Kita Ward, TokyoAsahi Shimbun
DISASTERBREAKING20h agoChina-Nepal flood toll tops 1,000 as tunnel rescue offers last hopeLe Monde [en]
DISASTERBREAKING20h agoMie, Ise shopping street fire, 58 buildings damaged, 4300 square meters burnedAsahi Shimbun
DISASTER20h agoDeath toll from devastating floods in China and Nepal surpasses 1,000Al Jazeera [en]
DISASTER21h ago‘Unprecedented’ path: revived Typhoon Saudel eyes eastern and southern ChinaSouth China Morning Post
DISASTERBREAKING21h agoDeath toll passes 1,000 from catastrophic flooding in Nepal and China, officials sayEuroNews [en]
DISASTER22h agoHow catastrophic flash flood unfolded at remote Nepal-China border pointBBC World
DISASTERBREAKING22h agoMore than 1,000 dead from catastrophic Nepal-China floodsJapan Today
DISASTER1d agoSouth Korea to send 44 - member disaster relief team to Nepal after floodsSouth Korea plans to deploy a 44-member disaster relief team to Nepal following floods. This action provides international humanitarian aid in response to a natural disaster.whtc.com · United States
DISASTER1d agoToxic haze from Indonesian fires chokes Malaysian BorneoRespiratory illnesses surge as smoke settles over Malaysia's Sarawak in the region's worst haze crisis in a decade.Al Jazeera [en]
DISASTER1d agoNo progress in search for missing Koreans in Nepal despite helicopter , drones : officialAn official has stated that there has been no progress in the search for missing Koreans in Nepal, despite the use of advanced search tools like helicopters and drones.koreatimes.co.kr · South Korea
DISASTERBREAKING1d agoHundreds feared stuck in hydropower tunnels as flood deaths surpass 950 in Nepal and ChinaFrance 24 [en]
DISASTER1d agoPhotos: Nearly 1,000 dead, thousands missing in Nepal–China border floodsAl Jazeera [en]
DISASTER1d agoWhy China is concealing the truth about the devastating floods in Kyirong , Tibetthetibetpost.com · China