China launches emergency response for typhoon, floods
Beijing/UNI: China activated a level-IV emergency response on Tuesday due to the seventh typhoon expected to approach the country's southern coastal areas this year.
Relief teams fear worsening aftermath of Super Typhoon Rai
New York: Super Typhoon Rai which ripped through the Philippines over Christmas, has created a massive emergency with huge and ongoing needs, UN humanitarians said on Friday.
Philippines typhoon recovery, complicated by coronavirus concerns
New York/IBNS: As Typhoon Vongfong slammed the Philippines on Thursday, tens of thousands of people fled to cramped shelters, raising fears that without proper safety precautions in place, evacuation centres could become a hotbed of coronavirus infection, the UN emergency humanitarian relief agency (OCHA) said on Friday.
Beijing, Sept 15 (IBNS): A powerful typhoon Meranti made landfall in Xiang'an district of China's Xiamen City on Thursday,media reports said.