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Update: China Girds for Typoon Doksuri as Death Toll Rises in Philippines

China canceled dozens of flights and trains in preparation for Typhoon Doksuri, which has shuttered much of southern and eastern Taiwan after bringing torrential rain and strong winds to the Philippines. At least 11 people have died in the Philippines, …

Super Typhoon Doksuri Hits Philippines, Heads to China, Taiwan

Philippine authorities on Tuesday evacuated hundreds of people in coastal communities as super typhoon Doksuri intensified in strength, pummeling the north with strong winds and heavy rains before it heads toward Taiwan and China. The southeast Asian nation canceled flights …

Update: Typhoon Talim Makes Landfall in Southern China; Flights and Trains Canceled

Typhoon Talim became the first typhoon to make landfall in China this year on Monday evening, prompting authorities to issue flood warnings, cancel flights and trains, and order people to stay at home. Talim, the fourth typhoon of the year, …

Typhoon Muifa Pounds Eastern China With Strong Gales, Rain

Powerful gales and torrential rains battered Zhoushan in eastern China on Wednesday as Typhoon Muifa made landfall at the port city in what local media called the strongest tropical cyclone to hit the populous Yangtze River Delta in a decade. …

Typhoon Muifa Takes Aim at Asia’s Largest Port of Shanghai

Asia’s largest container shipping hub may face another major storm as Typhoon Muifa bears down on Shanghai and nearby Ningbo. The US Joint Typhoon Warning Center projects the typhoon’s path will hit the ports on China’s east coast Wednesday. The …

Tropical Storm Ma-on Takes Aim at Hong Kong, Guangdong Province

Several cities in southern China raised their cyclone warning signals on Wednesday, bracing for Tropical Storm Ma-on, which is expected to make landfall along the coast of Guangdong province on Thursday. At 12:40 p.m. (0440 GMT), the Hong Kong Observatory …

Typhoon Chanthu’s Rains, Winds Threaten China Coastal Regions

Authorities in Shanghai and neighboring coastal regions canceled flights, and suspended schools, subways and trains as Typhoon Chanthu approached China after drenching Taiwan though causing little damage there. The storm, with winds of more than 170 kilometers per hour near …

Update: China’s Financial Hub of Shanghai at Virtual Standstill as Typhoon Makes Landfall

Typhoon In-Fa, the powerful storm battering regions around Shanghai, has forced some of the world’s biggest shipping ports to halt operations until at least Tuesday. All of Shanghai’s ports and some in neighboring regions remain shut after closing over the …

Typhoon Lekima Roars Through Eastern China, Killing at Least 32

The death toll from a typhoon in eastern China rose to 32 on Sunday, with 16 people missing, state broadcaster CCTV reported, as the country braced for more travel disruptions as the storm moved further north up the coast. Typhoon …

China Braces for Typhoon Lekima as Strongest Storm to Hit Region in 2019

Flights and high-speed train services were canceled in Shanghai as the strongest typhoon to hit the region this year swept past Taiwan and headed toward the Chinese coast. Air China Ltd., China Eastern Airlines Corp. and China Southern Airlines Co. …