Storms and Floods

Tropical Storms

In the Atlantic:

In the Western Pacific:

Typhoon Danas is located approximately 381 nm southeast of Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. Typhoon Danas was blowing east of the northernmost Philippine province of Batanes on Sunday with sustained winds of 130 kilometers (81 miles) per hour and gusts of 160 kph (100 mph), but was too far out in the ocean to affect any part of the country. Danas may blow toward southern Japan later this week if it does not change direction.

Typhoon Fitow is located about 115 nm north of Taipei, Taiwan.

China sounds its highest alert over typhoon Fitnow, evacuates 417,000 people. The authorities also recalled over 65,000 fishing vessels. The red alert, the highest against typhoon, warns of strong tides and waves to be created by the typhoon. The typhoon will bring heavy or torrential rain to five provinces, Shanghai and Taiwan over the next three days. Some coastal areas may see rainfall of 250 millimetres (9.84 inches).

UPDATE - Powerful Typhoon Fitow hit eastern China after triggering an evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people. Waves batter China as Fitow makes landfall. Waves more than 20m high have been battering the coast of China's Zhejiang province. Hundreds of thousands of people in costal areas of eastern China have been told to leave their homes and the wild weather has also disrupted trains and flights.

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Flooding in Bayawan in the Philippines has claimed the lives of at least two people and caused the evacuation of more than 2,000 people. Twelve hours of continuous rain caused the overflow of rivers in Bayawan City, Sta. Catalina and Basay.