Typhoon Nepartak

Over 600 people were killed in China last month due to floods, typhoons and a range of geological disasters which also caused an economic loss of USD 35 billion, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said today.

China has sacked three officials for poorly coping with super typhoon Nepartak, which killed at least 83 people and caused economic losses of over 7.1 billion yuan ($1.06 billion) in east China's Fujian province, state news agency Xinhua reported.

At least 83 people have been killed and 19 others are still missing after typhoon Nepartak struck east China's Fujian Province last week, taking the death toll in recent rains and floods in the country to 309.

A tropical storm in China has left 10 people dead and 11 missing, reports said on Monday, after it lashed Taiwan with typhoon-grade winds and rain.

A tropical storm in China left six people dead and at least eight more missing, reports said, after it lashed Taiwan with typhoon-grade winds and rain.

A tropical storm made landfall in China today, the country's national meteorological center said, a day after super Typhoon Nepartak lashed Taiwan with powerful winds and torrential rain.

Typhoon Nepartak has weakened to a strong tropical storm as it lashed China's eastern coast, bringing powerful winds and heavy rains.

China's State Oceanic Administration (SOA) has issued this year's first red alert, warning people of heavy havoc expected to be caused by typhoon Nepartak which is approaching the Chinese coast.

A powerful typhoon slammed into Taiwan's eastern coast today, bringing ferocious winds and torrential rains to the area, killing one person and injuring 66 others. Planes and fishing boats were grounded, while more than 15,000 people were evacuated.

Super Typhoon Nepartak lashed Taiwan with powerful winds and torrential rain as it made landfall Friday, injuring dozens and forcing more than 15,000 to evacuate their homes as the island cancelled hundreds of flights and shut offices and schools.

China today cancelled 341 trains in its southeastern Fujian province as the country braced for this year's first typhoon Nepartak approaching the mainland with authorities issuing an early-warning response for disaster relief preparations.

A powerful typhoon was approaching eastern Taiwan, churning up huge waves and wind today that grounded fishing boats, commercial ships and planes.

Over 600 people were killed in China last month due to floods, typhoons and a range of geological disasters which also caused an economic loss of USD 35 billion, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said today.

China has sacked three officials for poorly coping with super typhoon Nepartak, which killed at least 83 people and caused economic losses of over 7.1 billion yuan ($1.06 billion) in east China's Fujian province, state news agency Xinhua reported.

At least 83 people have been killed and 19 others are still missing after typhoon Nepartak struck east China's Fujian Province last week, taking the death toll in recent rains and floods in the country to 309.

A tropical storm in China has left 10 people dead and 11 missing, reports said on Monday, after it lashed Taiwan with typhoon-grade winds and rain.

A tropical storm in China left six people dead and at least eight more missing, reports said, after it lashed Taiwan with typhoon-grade winds and rain.

A tropical storm made landfall in China today, the country's national meteorological center said, a day after super Typhoon Nepartak lashed Taiwan with powerful winds and torrential rain.

Typhoon Nepartak has weakened to a strong tropical storm as it lashed China's eastern coast, bringing powerful winds and heavy rains.

China's State Oceanic Administration (SOA) has issued this year's first red alert, warning people of heavy havoc expected to be caused by typhoon Nepartak which is approaching the Chinese coast.

A powerful typhoon slammed into Taiwan's eastern coast today, bringing ferocious winds and torrential rains to the area, killing one person and injuring 66 others. Planes and fishing boats were grounded, while more than 15,000 people were evacuated.

Super Typhoon Nepartak lashed Taiwan with powerful winds and torrential rain as it made landfall Friday, injuring dozens and forcing more than 15,000 to evacuate their homes as the island cancelled hundreds of flights and shut offices and schools.

China today cancelled 341 trains in its southeastern Fujian province as the country braced for this year's first typhoon Nepartak approaching the mainland with authorities issuing an early-warning response for disaster relief preparations.

A powerful typhoon was approaching eastern Taiwan, churning up huge waves and wind today that grounded fishing boats, commercial ships and planes.