Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/375956/20120822/china-beijing-shanghai-metropolitan-flood-land-subsidence.htm Beijing's flood disaster in July was viewed by many as proof that Chinese cities are ill-prepared for such catastrophes. Tue, 21 Aug 2012 20:42:00 +0200 ibtimes-au en ibtimes-au-71fac775a1fbb14d349035919338f21e NaturalDisasters 35.2086 110.727 20120821204200 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-08/22/c_131799215.htm BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Rainstorms have battered several southern Chinese provinces this week, toppling homes and killing a woman and her granddaughter in Hunan Province. The woman, 49, was buried together with the child in the rubble of their home that was washed down by flash floods in Shimen.... Tue, 21 Aug 2012 18:55:00 +0200 xinhuanet_en en xinhuanet_en-b885a1555b8244a16513cbdfed5741ca NaturalDisasters 29.58746 111.363098 35.2086 110.727 20120821185500 http://gulf-times.com//site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=526493&version=1&template_id=45&parent_id=25 The storm, which was upgraded from a tropical storm, was moving slowly northwards off the northern tip of the main Philippine island of Luzon while battering the mountainous region with powerful downpours. The heavy rain caused landslides that damaged eight major highways, the National Disaster Risk.... Tue, 21 Aug 2012 00:46:00 +0200 gulf-times en gulf-times-85600e0a12c6b1d10d13ac0b6da7b74c NaturalDisasters 6.517152 126.093399 20120821004600 http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2012/08/201282015342216891.html At least 27 people killed and tens of thousands of homes destroyed as storm continues destruction across Southeast Asia. Mon, 20 Aug 2012 18:18:00 +0200 aljazeera-en en aljazeera-en-7057af9b6aeaa66f867cf3402a8c545a NaturalDisasters 21.0319 105.82 20120820181800 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=23531 Strong wind and rain in northern Vietnam unleashed by Typhoon Kai-Tak have killed at least 17 people, damaged thousands of houses and submerged valuab... Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:54:00 +0200 thestandard-hk en thestandard-hk-2cb9e5f2b48d0d030991666b41aaab6f NaturalDisasters 21.0319 105.82 20120820145400 http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1221113/1/.html HANOI: Strong wind and rain in northern Vietnam unleashed by Typhoon Kai-Tak have killed at least 17 people, damaged thousands of houses and submerged valuable crops, authorities said Monday. Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:50:00 +0200 channelnewsasia en channelnewsasia-0c47157ae8d5998189265fb77986adb4 NaturalDisasters 21.0319 105.82 20120820145000 http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/119943/ In the capital Hanoi, about 200 trees were uprooted and a huge sinkhole appeared in the middle of a major road. Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:45:00 +0200 panarmenian-en en panarmenian-en-08698564e7cc5b08e3ab8f6a48378e68 NaturalDisasters 21.0319 105.82 20120820144500 http://reliefweb.int/report/viet-nam/typhoon-kills-17-vietnam Source: Agence France-Presse Country: Viet Nam 08/20/2012 08:46 GMT - HANOI, Aug 20, 2012 (AFP) - Strong wind and rain in northern Vietnam unleashed by Typhoon Kai-Tak have killed at least 17 people, damaged thousands of houses and submerged valuable crops, authorities said Monday. Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:38:00 +0200 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-0ea97b78a2a31e6ea04e5f3489a3e39d NaturalDisasters 21.0319 105.82 20120820143800 http://www.ekantipur.com/2012/08/20/world/typhoon-kills-17-in-vietnam/359032/ Strong wind and rain in northern Vietnam unleashed by Typhoon Kai-Tak have killed at least 17 people, damaged thousands of houses and submerged valuable crops, authorities said Monday. Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:08:00 +0200 ekantipur en ekantipur-2b2a156cb37f2f1762f82b4a3bdb1076 NaturalDisasters 21.0319 105.82 20120820140800 http://thehimalayantimes.com/rssReference.php?headline=Typhoon%20kills%2017%20in%20Vietnam&NewsID=344190 Strong wind and rain in northern Vietnam unleashed by Typhoon Kai-Tak have killed at least 17 people, damaged thousands of houses and submerged valuable crops, authorities said Monday. The typhoon, which made landfall late Friday, brought winds of about 100 kilometres (62 miles) per hour, according.... Mon, 20 Aug 2012 13:33:00 +0200 thehimalayantimes en thehimalayantimes-0f54ef91a09f0361c04a9e3bb5fe4e92 NaturalDisasters 21.0319 105.82 20120820133300 http://news.yahoo.com/typhoon-kills-17-vietnam-103937855.html Strong wind and rain in northern Vietnam unleashed by Typhoon Kai-Tak have killed at least 17 people, damaged thousands of houses and submerged valuable crops, authorities said Monday. Mon, 20 Aug 2012 13:17:00 +0200 news-yahoo en news-yahoo-5010ec6c5f2f742954e11c84ea4f513a NaturalDisasters 21.0319 105.82 20120820131700 http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/world/typhoon-kills-17-in-vietnam/story-e6frfkui-1226454443795 THE death toll in north Vietnam caused by Typhoon Kai-Tak has risen to 17, with thousands of homes damaged and many crops inundated. Mon, 20 Aug 2012 12:39:00 +0200 news_com_au en news_com_au-4e53c677ef94cceb675ed02878245e6a NaturalDisasters 21.0319 105.82 20120820123900 http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=23531&icid=4&d_str=20120820 (56 mins ago) Strong wind and rain in northern Vietnam unleashed by Typhoon Kai-Tak have killed at least 17 people, damaged thousands of houses and submerged valuable crops, authorities said Monday. The typhoon, which made landfall late Friday, brought winds of about 100 kilometres per hour,.... Mon, 20 Aug 2012 12:01:00 +0200 thestandard-hk en thestandard-hk-30f0366fd6d20448896e6741ddb8508e NaturalDisasters 21.0319 105.82 20120820120100 http://www.thedailystar.net/latest/updates.php?pid=220 At least 27 people have been killed during a typhoon which swept across northern provinces of Vietnam over the weekend, officials have said. Mon, 20 Aug 2012 08:12:00 +0200 thedailystarBD en thedailystarBD-8824ae5ad1ba1adcb8432fd9a4f0c87c NaturalDisasters 21.0319 105.82 20120820081200 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/video/2012-08/20/c_131795958.htm BEIJING, August 20 (Xinhuanet) – Two are still missing as a sudden mudslide struck the Yin-chang-gou Scenic Spot in Southwest China’s Sichuan Province. Rescuers are trying their best to search for the two. While for those lucky enough to survive the accident, it was an experience that no one will forget. Mon, 20 Aug 2012 06:57:00 +0200 xinhuanet_en en xinhuanet_en-11f5404aa7666122b2f75dea6c85bcc5 NaturalDisasters 35.2086 110.727 20120820065700 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/vietnam/2012/08/20/351540/Typhoon-Kai-Tak.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - At least nine people were killed, thousands of homes damaged and swathes of farmland flooded as Typhoon Kai-Tak swept across northern Vietnam, authorities said Sunday. Sun, 19 Aug 2012 21:35:00 +0200 ChinaPost en ChinaPost-73c8503e024650bdf8580f38c0d02aec NaturalDisasters UNbodies 21.0319 105.82 20120819213500 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19312295#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa At least 27 people were killed as typhoon Kai-Tak swept across northern provinces of Vietnam over the weekend, officials say. Sun, 19 Aug 2012 18:36:00 +0200 bbc-news en bbc-news-0c34cfe99ad1acb44a796103e4855a07 NaturalDisasters 21.0319 105.82 20120819183600 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19312295#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa At least 27 people were killed as typhoon Kai-Tak swept across northern provinces of Vietnam over the weekend, officials say. Sun, 19 Aug 2012 18:32:00 +0200 bbc en bbc-0c34cfe99ad1acb44a796103e4855a07 NaturalDisasters 21.0319 105.82 20120819183200 http://reliefweb.int/report/china/typhoon-kai-tak-wreaks-havoc-s-china-province Source: Xinhua Country: China NANNING, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- More than 700 villagers in Qinzhou, a city in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, have been trapped in their homes by typhoon-triggered flooding, the local government said Saturday. Sun, 19 Aug 2012 08:10:00 +0200 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-1b3a54b3cd033ee58c67c3fedb79f51a NaturalDisasters 21.956169 108.614799 20120819081000 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-08/18/c_123600448.htm Houses and vehicles are submerged in Nabang Village of Fangchenggang City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 18, 2012. Typhoon Kai-Tak has affected about 1.26 million people and 134,470 hectares of farmlands in Guangxi till 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Sun, 19 Aug 2012 05:01:00 +0200 xinhuanet_en en xinhuanet_en-b982c18292895e734dcc36aa6acf717c NaturalDisasters 35.2086 110.727 20120819050100 http://www.examiner.com/article/weather-history-august-18-record-temps-storms-snow-tropics-flooding-1 Meteorological events that happened on August 18th: 1906 California is generally protected from Pacific tropical storms by persistent summer high pressure near Hawaii that send tropical storms pin-wheeling to the west, away from the state. But sometimes that protection is not there, as during an unusually strong El Nino event. Sat, 18 Aug 2012 20:17:00 +0200 antiguanews en antiguanews-318fd766d3cb8764a9030bd297699a81 Environment NaturalDisasters 37.97895 -121.261002 20120818201700 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/photo/2012-08/18/c_131793969.htm People stand outside a waterlogged store in Fangchenggang City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 18, 2012. Typhoon Kai-Tak has affected about 1.26 million people and 134,470 hectares of farmlands in Guangxi till 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Local flood control authority initiated a Level.... Sat, 18 Aug 2012 16:56:00 +0200 xinhuanet_en en xinhuanet_en-3b2f55ab9f8f3343a879ab3bac6d4e71 NaturalDisasters 35.2086 110.727 20120818165600 http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-08/18/content_15686132.htm More than 700 villagers in Qinzhou, a city in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, have been trapped in their homes by typhoon-triggered flooding, the local government said Saturday. Sat, 18 Aug 2012 09:26:00 +0200 chinadaily en chinadaily-bd9f1bd908b51beae11b0d91b4c00e63 NaturalDisasters 21.956169 108.614799 20120818092600 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-08/18/c_131793595.htm NANNING, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- More than 700 villagers in Qinzhou, a city in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, have been trapped in their homes by typhoon-triggered flooding, the local government said Saturday. Typhoon Kai-Tak, the 13th tropical storm of the year, made landfall in the.... Sat, 18 Aug 2012 08:36:00 +0200 xinhuanet_en en xinhuanet_en-04319265e902e4a6a66e2956e4a7d610 NaturalDisasters 21.956169 108.614799 20120818083600 http://www.asianewsnet.net/home/news.php?id=35245 Gales, torrential rains and huge waves pounded coastal areas in Guangdong and Hainan provinces and the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region as Typhoon Kai Tak made landfall in Guangdong yesterday. Kai Ta ..... Sat, 18 Aug 2012 07:30:00 +0200 asianewsnet en asianewsnet-9a1eb1fbc230bfe04093914c3c56241a NaturalDisasters 35.2086 110.727 16.7139469987021 98.7952609661525 20120818073000 http://reliefweb.int/report/china/china-flood-2012-work-report-5 Source: Hong Kong Red Cross Country: China Situation Update Since this May, China has been continuously affected by torrential rain and flooding nationwide. The recent typhoons, Soala, Damrey and Haikui escalated the effect of the disasters, resulting in tens of millions of people affected. Sat, 18 Aug 2012 01:51:00 +0200 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-4d7ee97209ea48a153d85473ef21bfd2 NaturalDisasters Echo 22.4222282068564 114.157925233557 35.2086 110.727 20120818015100 http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-08/17/content_15685440.htm Gales, torrential rains and huge waves pounded coastal areas in Guangdong and Hainan provinces and the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region as Typhoon Kai-Tak made landfall in Guangdong on Friday. Fri, 17 Aug 2012 18:14:00 +0200 chinadaily en chinadaily-c812c488b9f26a5b9839d66a361d3b4b NaturalDisasters 20120817181400 http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/world/08/17/12/vietnam-soldiers-standby-typhoon HANOI - Vietnam put 20,000 soldiers on standby, ordered boats back to shore and began evacuating local residents as it prepared for Typhoon Kai-Tak to make landfall late Friday, officials and reports said. Fri, 17 Aug 2012 16:51:00 +0200 abs-cbnnews en abs-cbnnews-458fd55f8410e38adeb29596a9d1cc89 UNbodies NaturalDisasters AirTransport 21.0319 105.82 20120817165100 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-08/17/c_131792806.htm NANNING, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Typhoon Kai-Tak arrived in the waters of the Beibu Gulf in south China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region on Friday afternoon, and is expected to make its second landfall from Fangchenggang city to northern Vietnam, local authorities said on Friday. Fri, 17 Aug 2012 16:43:00 +0200 xinhuanet_en en xinhuanet_en-6383adc970c4f4f73affe7c825e8dcc8 NaturalDisasters 21.0319 105.82 20120817164300 http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1220707/1/.html HANOI: Vietnam put 20,000 soldiers on standby, ordered boats back to shore and began evacuating local residents as it prepared for Typhoon Kai-Tak to make landfall late Friday, officials and reports said. Fri, 17 Aug 2012 15:36:00 +0200 channelnewsasia en channelnewsasia-0cf96f2f6d8bbeded5b695f671554fb1 AirTransport UNbodies NaturalDisasters 21.0319 105.82 20120817153600 http://www.irishsun.com/index.php?sid/208378484/scat/2411cd3571b4f088 Thousands of passengers were stranded at airports in China Friday with transport services being suspended as Typhoon Kai-Tak battered southern regions of the country. Kai-Tak, the 13th tropical ... Fri, 17 Aug 2012 15:09:00 +0200 irishsun en irishsun-c5691de9290e248788d031e0852f7829 NaturalDisasters 35.2086 110.727 20120817150900 http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f77dd84791439310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=asia%20world&s=news Vietnam put 20,000 soldiers on standby, ordered boats back to shore and began evacuating residents as it prepared for Typhoon Kai-tak to make landfall late on Friday. Fri, 17 Aug 2012 14:52:00 +0200 scmp en scmp-6010b7c42b68359869b85c60bdb14e6d NaturalDisasters AirTransport 21.0319 105.82 20120817145200 http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/world/vietnam-soldiers-on-standby-for-typhoon/story-e6frfkui-1226452921985 MORE than 11,000 Vietnam boats, including 575 used by tourists at Halong Bay, have been ordered to stay close to shore ahead of Typhoon Kai-Tak. Fri, 17 Aug 2012 14:03:00 +0200 news_com_au en news_com_au-5b4012b8666a7bb3b84b13418e3caf4a UNbodies NaturalDisasters AirTransport 21.0319 105.82 20120817140300 http://reliefweb.int/report/china/flights-canceled-alerts-upgraded-s-china-braces-typhoon-kai-tak Source: Xinhua Country: China NANNING, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of passengers are stranded at airports after flights were canceled or delayed on Friday as Typhoon Kai-Tak hit coastal regions in south China at noon. Kai-Tak, the 13th tropical storm of the year, forced an airport in Beihai, a.... Fri, 17 Aug 2012 13:43:00 +0200 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-33b743b55a721afd2e9dca449210b7ef NaturalDisasters 35.2086 110.727 20120817134300 http://news.yahoo.com/thousands-vietnam-soldiers-standby-typhoon-110026114.html Vietnam put 20,000 soldiers on standby, ordered boats back to shore and began evacuating local residents as it prepared for Typhoon Kai-Tak to make landfall late Friday, officials and reports said. Fri, 17 Aug 2012 13:08:00 +0200 news-yahoo en news-yahoo-da48ee7bd9a02586d3c4b06d39a1badf UNbodies NaturalDisasters AirTransport 21.0319 105.82 20120817130800 http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-08/17/content_15684319.htm Flights were canceled and alerts upgraded in south China on Friday morning, as Typhoon Kai-Tak was forecast to make landfall there around noon. Fri, 17 Aug 2012 09:42:00 +0200 chinadaily en chinadaily-b100414aac041c679eddb9fd8681a643 NaturalDisasters 35.2086 110.727 20120817094200 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/video/2012-08/17/c_131791818.htm BEIJING, Aug. 17 (Xinhuanet) --China’s flood control authority has raised its levels of emergency response, as typhoon Kai-Tak approaches the country. The Meteorological Administration forecasts Kai-Tak will make landfall in coastal regions of Guangdong Province at noon on Friday. Fri, 17 Aug 2012 09:07:00 +0200 xinhuanet_en en xinhuanet_en-806a88099c0811541e5b6a0443b8a726 NaturalDisasters 35.2086 110.727 20120817090700 http://en.vietnamplus.vn/Home/Tropical-storm-KaiTak-to-hit-Quang-Ninh/20128/28009.vnplus Tropical storm KaiTak will make landfall in the border areas of Mong Cai city in northern Quang Ninh province in the night of August 17, but the storm will be less powerful than the previous day, local weather forecasters said. Fri, 17 Aug 2012 08:25:00 +0200 vietnamplus-en en vietnamplus-en-887136ce1c70020b900f7bf83a600eff RuralDevelopment NaturalDisasters 20120817082500 http://english.china.com/news/china/11020307/20120817/17380208.html BEIJING, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- China's flood control authority on Thursday initiated a Level III emergency response, up from Wednesday's Level IV, to cope with possible flooding as typhoon Kai-Tak approaches the country's southern regions. Local governments should closely monitor Kai-Tak, issue.... Fri, 17 Aug 2012 08:00:00 +0200 china en china-e560f38a242cffa2b0d678096d6789c0 NaturalDisasters 35.2086 110.727 20120817080000 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-08/17/c_131791585.htm NANNING, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Flights were canceled and alerts upgraded in south China on Friday morning, as Typhoon Kai-Tak was forecast to make landfall there around noon. According to the latest updates from China's Central Meteorological Observatory, Kai-Tak was expected to make landfall in the.... Fri, 17 Aug 2012 07:36:00 +0200 xinhuanet_en en xinhuanet_en-305385cf2167b86c328852a4886727d7 NaturalDisasters 35.2086 110.727 20120817073600 http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-08/17/content_15683858.htm China's meteorological authority on Friday morning issued an orange alert for strong gales and downpours in the coastal areas of southern China, as Typhoon Kai-Tak is expected to make landfall in Guangdong Province around noon. Fri, 17 Aug 2012 07:19:00 +0200 chinadaily en chinadaily-1b1842bc7fe9ed2e3cf1891a67f17195 NaturalDisasters 35.2086 110.727 20120817071900 http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-08/17/content_15683855.htm China's meteorological authority on Friday morning issued an orange alert for strong gales and downpours in the coastal areas of southern China, as Typhoon Kai-Tak is expected to make landfall in Guangdong Province around noon. Fri, 17 Aug 2012 07:19:00 +0200 chinadaily en chinadaily-fe6b84369d711cb02e98594c4110a04b NaturalDisasters 35.2086 110.727 20120817071900 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-08/17/c_131791474.htm BEIJING, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- China's meteorological authority on Friday morning issued an orange alert for strong gales and downpours in the coastal areas of southern China, as Typhoon Kai-Tak is expected to make landfall in Guangdong Province around noon. Fri, 17 Aug 2012 06:05:00 +0200 xinhuanet_en en xinhuanet_en-9116731ac2d9a74b4830c650a231e7dc NaturalDisasters 35.2086 110.727 20120817060500 http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-08/17/content_15682417.htm Shipping lines and railway services in coastal areas in South China have been suspended as the Typhoon Kai-Tak approaches. Fri, 17 Aug 2012 01:13:00 +0200 chinadaily en chinadaily-4a0e069bdcb4e61138155ae6dd8934e8 NaturalDisasters FoodSecurityFoodAid 35.2086 110.727 20120817011300 http://gulf-times.com//site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=525740&version=1&template_id=45&parent_id=25 Tropical storm Kai-tak blew out of the Philippines yesterday, offering some relief for millions of people struggling to recover from brutal few weeks of monsoon rains that claimed 109 lives. Kai-tak has caused floods up to 1.5 metres deep and several landslides, burying a mine and blocking off major.... Thu, 16 Aug 2012 23:59:00 +0200 gulf-times en gulf-times-af95d5dc92e8166f602fd9c195c5e139 NaturalDisasters CivilProtection 14.6096 121.006 20120816235900 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/philippines/2012/08/17/351200/Relief-as.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Tropical Storm Kai-Tak blew out of the Philippines on Thursday, offering some relief for millions of people struggling to recover from a brutal few weeks of monsoon rains that claimed 109 lives. Thu, 16 Aug 2012 21:34:00 +0200 ChinaPost en ChinaPost-b4ca27a4bc8dd2045401fb3956a52ce6 NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 20120816213400 http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=climate-change-poses-risks-to-food By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle OSLO (Reuters) - Downpours and heatwaves caused by climate change could disrupt food supplies from the fields to the supermarkets, raising the risk of more price spikes such as this year's leap triggered by drought in the United States. Food security experts working on a chapter in a U. Thu, 16 Aug 2012 19:03:00 +0200 scientificamerican en scientificamerican-e00b6ea4a316c9ead0f10419ba0df1e8 NaturalDisasters ClimateChange FoodSecurityFoodAid Environment EU-USA 59.9828745221174 10.7266677343881 38.9051 -77.0162 20120816190300 http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/news/top-stories/29099-helen-leaves-ph-after-killing-8-displacing-nearly-90-000 Margarita Juico (right), chairman of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, help distribute medicines and relief good to flood victims in the village. PHOTOS BY MIKE DE JUAN TROPICAL Storm Helen (international name: Kai-tak) left the country and headed for southern China on Thursday after.... Thu, 16 Aug 2012 18:26:00 +0200 manilatimes en manilatimes-9cac66b9d15186aeef34a6de72051917 NaturalDisasters UNbodies 35.2086 110.727 20120816182600 http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/08/16/uk-climate-drought-idUKBRE87F0RT20120816?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews OSLO (Reuters) - Downpours and heat waves caused by climate change could disrupt food supplies from the fields to the supermarkets, raising the risk of more price spikes such as this year's leap triggered by drought in the United States. Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:07:00 +0200 reuters en reuters-f37e9d8392eeab95f09c02ee18fc62fd Environment EU-USA FoodSecurityFoodAid NaturalDisasters ClimateChange 59.9828745221174 10.7266677343881 38.9051 -77.0162 20120816170700 http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/climate-change-poses-risks-to-food-beyond-us-drought Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:34 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Bridges, roads could be washed away, hitting harvest transport * "High degree of confidence" weather extremes linked to climate change * Enough food, but problem is distribution - professor By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle OSLO, Aug.... Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:57:00 +0200 trust en trust-63369d0d95e425d73b12f3d9a819c115 Environment EU-USA FoodSecurityFoodAid NaturalDisasters ClimateChange 59.9828745221174 10.7266677343881 20120816165700 http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/climate-change-poses-risks-to-food-beyond-us-drought Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:34 GMT Source: reuters // Reuters * Bridges, roads could be washed away, hitting harvest transport * "High degree of confidence" weather extremes linked to climate change * Enough food, but problem is distribution - professor By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle OSLO, Aug.... Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:51:00 +0200 alertnet en alertnet-63369d0d95e425d73b12f3d9a819c115 Environment EU-USA FoodSecurityFoodAid NaturalDisasters ClimateChange 59.9828745221174 10.7266677343881 20120816165100 http://reliefweb.int/report/viet-nam/storm-kai-tak-bring-rain-northern-vietnam Source: Government of Viet Nam Country: Viet Nam Typhoon Kai Tak, which is moving west-northwest in the East Sea towards southern China, will bring heavy rains to Vietnam’s northern provinces, the National Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting Center has said. Thu, 16 Aug 2012 15:28:00 +0200 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-f2233d6f1b8af0eecb3e9c3ccc714f50 NaturalDisasters 21.0319 105.82 35.2086 110.727 20120816152800 http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2012/08/201281683943894300.html Typhoon Kai-Tak sweeps across the South China Sea after devastating parts of Philippines. Thu, 16 Aug 2012 15:09:00 +0200 aljazeera-en en aljazeera-en-9026c192fa28afd5f8353e3d9a931057 NaturalDisasters CivilProtection 14.6096 121.006 35.2086 110.727 20120816150900 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-08/16/c_131790228.htm BEIJING, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Shipping lines and railway services in coastal areas in south China have been suspended as the Typhoon Kai-Tak approaches. According to the meteorological observatory of Guangdong province, Kai-Tak is expected to land in coastal regions from Shenzhen city to Xuwen county.... Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:57:00 +0200 xinhuanet_en en xinhuanet_en-e6aae1861a3de40b2e6eb062d0527b38 NaturalDisasters 35.2086 110.727 20120816145700 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-08/16/c_131790218.htm BEIJING, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese marine environment authorities upgraded the alert about sea waves and storm surges to the highest level of red for the approaching typhoon Kai-Tak on Thursday afternoon. The move was made at 4 p.m., eight hours after the previous upgrade in the morning, the.... Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:57:00 +0200 xinhuanet_en en xinhuanet_en-4402596543c2cdaf6160dc1456c2ee32 NaturalDisasters Echo 35.2086 110.727 20120816145700 http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-08/16/content_15682073.htm Thousands of people in central and southwest China are facing drinking water shortages because of insufficient rainfall and scorching heat. Thu, 16 Aug 2012 13:55:00 +0200 chinadaily en chinadaily-4483611da6e9c1a6bac5cf06c7fbb0f7 Environment NaturalDisasters FoodSecurityFoodAid 35.2086 110.727 20120816135500 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-08/16/c_131790046.htm CHONGQING, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of people in central and southwest China are facing drinking water shortages because of insufficient rainfall and scorching heat. In the southwestern Chongqing Municipality, 79,000 residents in the mountainous regions are facing temporary water shortages.... Thu, 16 Aug 2012 13:26:00 +0200 xinhuanet_en en xinhuanet_en-7ac0b65d9c3474def9407ce68ef82ecf Environment NaturalDisasters FoodSecurityFoodAid 35.2086 110.727 20120816132600 http://www.ekantipur.com/2012/08/16/world/relief-as-storm-leaves-philippines/358860/ Tropical Storm Kai-tak blew out of the Philippines on Thursday, offering some relief for millions of people struggling to recover from a brutal few weeks of monsoon rains that claimed 109 li Thu, 16 Aug 2012 12:07:00 +0200 ekantipur en ekantipur-f8202607979258120219c712ab8348dc NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 20120816120700 http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2012/08/201281683943894300.html Typhoon Kai-tak sweeps across South China Sea after devastating parts of Philippines, leaving more than 100 people dead. Thu, 16 Aug 2012 12:06:00 +0200 aljazeera-en en aljazeera-en-ab99cdd9ea4fe856a57544f8c0de4dba NaturalDisasters CivilProtection 14.6096 121.006 22.4222282068564 114.157925233557 35.2086 110.727 20120816120600 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-08/16/c_131789908.htm BEIJING, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Tropical storm Kai-Tak has developed into typhoon with the national observatory raising its emergency response to Level II from IV. The violent cyclone is heading towards the southeastern coast of China and is the 13th tropical storm of the year to batter the country. Thu, 16 Aug 2012 11:10:00 +0200 xinhuanet_en en xinhuanet_en-a9f57a8fadd43e02f6655c05a24ebb9f NaturalDisasters 35.2086 110.727 20120816111000 http://www.iol.co.za/news/world/relief-as-storm-leaves-philippines-1.1363625 Tropical Storm Kai-tak blew out of the Philippines, offering some relief for millions of people. Thu, 16 Aug 2012 10:45:00 +0200 iol en iol-021a85265fcc70aa44f4da9590b1c095 NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 20120816104500 http://www.geo.tv/GeoDetail.aspx?ID=63592 MANILA: Tropical Storm Kai-tak blew out of the Philippines on Thursday, offering some relief for millions of peopl Thu, 16 Aug 2012 09:13:00 +0200 geo-tv en geo-tv-24b00fb5ec96536d9da226c5100bb2c6 NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 20120816091300 http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/news/breaking-news/29060-relief-as-storm-leaves-ph Tropical Storm Helen (international codename: Kai-tak) blew out of the Philippines on Thursday, offering some relief for millions of people struggling to recover from a brutal few weeks of monsoon rains that claimed 109 lives. Thu, 16 Aug 2012 08:34:00 +0200 manilatimes en manilatimes-3619a093fc22a656ae56de0e6b7c8aef NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 20120816083400 http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1220434/1/.html MANILA: Tropical Storm Kai-tak blew out of the Philippines on Thursday, offering some relief for millions of people struggling to recover from a brutal few weeks of monsoon rains that claimed 109 lives. Thu, 16 Aug 2012 07:53:00 +0200 channelnewsasia en channelnewsasia-18ab8a91bad3f6ff79a0e18281590010 NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 20120816075300 http://news.yahoo.com/relief-storm-leaves-philippines-052407248.html Tropical Storm Kai-tak blew out of the Philippines on Thursday, offering some relief for millions of people struggling to recover from a brutal few weeks of monsoon rains that claimed 109 lives. Thu, 16 Aug 2012 07:51:00 +0200 news-yahoo en news-yahoo-1289765d710e1ed3c23d8da0a265dc4c NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 20120816075100 http://gulf-times.com//site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=525620&version=1&template_id=45&parent_id=25 Four people were killed as another tropical storm swept across the Philippines yesterday, triggering landslides in the mountainous north and dumping more heavy rain on the flood-battered capital. Tropical Storm Kai-tak, packing maximum sustained winds of 75kph and gusts of up to 90kph, hit the.... Thu, 16 Aug 2012 03:48:00 +0200 gulf-times en gulf-times-35b801851d80b1acf4e0a03df0e9c412 CivilProtection NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 20120816034800 http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2012%5c08%5c16%5cstory_16-8-2012_pg4_4 * Tropical Storm Kai-tak hit northeast of main island of Luzon before dawn MANILA: Four people were killed as another tropical storm swept across the Philippines on Wednesday, triggering landslides in the mountainous north and dumping more heavy rain on the flood-battered capital. Thu, 16 Aug 2012 02:11:00 +0200 dailytimesPK en dailytimesPK-bea2b25bd9d451f7ae2d845baa93692b CivilProtection NaturalDisasters 6.517152 126.093399 20120816021100 http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0ec19acc68a29310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=hong%20kong&s=news A storm bearing the name of the famed old airport will bring squally showers and strong winds to the city and signal possible disruption to air traffic for the second time in a month. Thu, 16 Aug 2012 00:33:00 +0200 scmp en scmp-b7451cc27a88d7cfb4248603853dbd19 NaturalDisasters 20120816003300 http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2012/08/20128152050539507.html Floods and landslides from the heavy rains have killed 99 in the Pacific island nation since last week. Wed, 15 Aug 2012 23:58:00 +0200 aljazeera-en en aljazeera-en-ac7a6dc70e3129060c8a7db3165961ee CivilProtection NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 20120815235800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/philippines/2012/08/16/351109/Philippines-storm.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Four people were killed as another tropical storm swept across the Philippines on Wednesday, triggering landslides in the mountainous north and dumping more heavy rain on the flood-battered capital. Wed, 15 Aug 2012 21:17:00 +0200 ChinaPost en ChinaPost-6f7cc4c374090c493ef1035ee1ebe485 NaturalDisasters CivilProtection 14.6096 121.006 20120815211700 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2012/08/16/351134/Fireworks-show.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - A fireworks display in Taipei is expected to go ahead as scheduled Saturday, with Tropical Storm Kai-Tak is unlikely to leave an impact on Northern Taiwan. Wed, 15 Aug 2012 21:17:00 +0200 ChinaPost en ChinaPost-69dabed378835eb8150c128591b442a1 NaturalDisasters 25.035089 121.506699 20120815211700 http://news.kuwaittimes.net/2012/08/15/philippines-storm-brings-more-floods-landslides/ MANILA: Two people were killed as another tropical storm swept across the Philippines yesterday, triggering landslides in the mountainous north and dumping more heavy rain on the flood-battered capital. Tropical Storm Kai-tak hit the northeast of the main island of Luzon before dawn, packing powerful winds and dumping up to 35 mm of rain an [. Wed, 15 Aug 2012 20:17:00 +0200 kuwaittimes en kuwaittimes-4b700a6de5618e65ced0f0a493e3647f CivilProtection NaturalDisasters 6.517152 126.093399 20120815201700 http://news.yahoo.com/philippines-storm-brings-more-floods-landslides-012702656.html Four people were killed as another tropical storm swept across the Philippines on Wednesday, triggering landslides in the mountainous north and dumping more heavy rain on the flood-battered capital. Wed, 15 Aug 2012 19:16:00 +0200 news-yahoo en news-yahoo-82b30fd0141bfeee08680e6b0ac03032 CivilProtection NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 20120815191600 http://reliefweb.int/report/china/china-initiates-emergency-response-kai-tak-nears BEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- China's flood control authority on Wednesday initiated a Level IV emergency response to cope with possible flooding as Kai-Tak, the 13th tropical storm of the year, approaches the country's southern regions. Kai-Tak is forecast to make landfall in coastal regions of.... Wed, 15 Aug 2012 18:38:00 +0200 reliefweb-headlines en reliefweb-headlines-0ab25524f284f8f42c203525ba15377f NaturalDisasters 35.2086 110.727 20120815183800 http://reliefweb.int/report/china/china-initiates-emergency-response-kai-tak-nears Source: Xinhua Country: China BEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- China's flood control authority on Wednesday initiated a Level IV emergency response to cope with possible flooding as Kai-Tak, the 13th tropical storm of the year, approaches the country's southern regions. Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:09:00 +0200 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-0ab25524f284f8f42c203525ba15377f NaturalDisasters 35.2086 110.727 20120815130900 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-08/15/c_131787429.htm BEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- China's flood control authority on Wednesday initiated a Level IV emergency response to cope with possible flooding as Kai-Tak, the 13th tropical storm of the year, approaches the country's southern regions. Kai-Tak is forecast to make landfall in coastal regions of.... Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:56:00 +0200 xinhuanet_en en xinhuanet_en-c398a1b1a2f4821fc774c221844e87d0 NaturalDisasters 35.2086 110.727 20120815105600 http://www.thenational.ae/news/world/asia-pacific/eighth-tropical-storm-sweeps-across-northern-philippines?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=hmp&utm_campaign=feed Two people were killed as another tropical storm swept across the Philippines today, triggering landslides in the mountainous north and dumping more heavy rain on the flood-battered capital. Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:23:00 +0200 thenational en thenational-2a2ad466b74158b80e975cb36786f471 NaturalDisasters CivilProtection 14.6096 121.006 20120815102300 http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/50077-more-deaths-as-philippines-storm-causes-floods-landslides Two people were killed as another tropical storm swept across the Philippines on Wednesday, triggering landslides in the mountainous north and dumping more heavy rain on the flood-battered capital. Tropical Storm Kai-tak hit the northeast of the main island of Luzon before dawn, packing powerful winds and dumping up to 35 millimeters (1. Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:17:00 +0200 naharnet-en en naharnet-en-b96dfd41106b8e22eb2a4fdfcaddf924 NaturalDisasters CivilProtection 6.517152 126.093399 20120815101700 http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=aea9f51ccb829310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=asia%20world&s=news Two people were killed as another tropical storm swept across the Philippines on Wednesday. Wed, 15 Aug 2012 09:24:00 +0200 scmp en scmp-83e4317292d58303ca9865322a3731fe NaturalDisasters CivilProtection 14.6096 121.006 20120815092400 http://www.timesofoman.com/innercat.aspx?detail=10423 Two people were killed as another tropical storm swept across the Philippines on Wednesday, triggering landslides in the mountainous north and dumping more heavy rain on the flood-battered capital. Wed, 15 Aug 2012 07:48:00 +0200 timesofoman en timesofoman-13c3a7ef22f6892e12b49b1d6dba702e NaturalDisasters CivilProtection 14.6096 121.006 20120815074800 http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2012-08-15/another-tropical-storm-batters-the-philippines/999678 Tropical storm Kai-tak has slammed into the Philippines, dumping heavy rains and causing renewed flooding to a nation hit by weeks of torrential rain. Wed, 15 Aug 2012 05:56:00 +0200 radioaustralianews en radioaustralianews-04d132db6966cbd6e19f40877007c318 NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 20120815055600 http://reliefweb.int/report/china/3-dead-9-missing-after-torrential-rains-sw-china Source: Xinhua Country: China CHENGDU, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Three people have died and nine are still missing after floods and mudslides in southwest China's mountainous Sichuan Province, authorities said on Tuesday. Heavy rains in Siping township of Ya'an City triggered a flood that destroyed two power stations at around 11:20 p. Tue, 14 Aug 2012 12:50:00 +0200 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-f2b0762526af7498b56305b94d386c5a NaturalDisasters 43.161491 124.364998 20120814125000 http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-08/14/content_15674919.htm Three people have died and nine are still missing after floods and mudslides in Southwest China's mountainous Sichuan province. Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:25:00 +0200 chinadaily en chinadaily-9c36ef4a845bd5b313919ab3aadf0f21 NaturalDisasters 35.2086 110.727 20120814092500 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-08/14/c_131784400.htm CHENGDU, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Three people have died and nine are still missing after floods and mudslides in southwest China's mountainous Sichuan Province, authorities said on Tuesday. Heavy rains in Siping township of Ya'an City triggered a flood that destroyed two power stations at around 11:20 p. Tue, 14 Aug 2012 08:25:00 +0200 xinhuanet_en en xinhuanet_en-e79d01d69268ce2b6d0ad339b32e1b73 NaturalDisasters 43.161491 124.364998 20120814082500 http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-08/14/content_15672899.htm The natural disaster that hit China's capital city last month has prompted residents to ensure full preparations. Tue, 14 Aug 2012 02:40:00 +0200 chinadaily en chinadaily-0a2d4af1faa43ddf18cf4e2ca995b2d2 NaturalDisasters Echo 35.2086 110.727 20120814024000 http://www.nineoclock.ro/death-toll-from-philippines-floods-rises/ The death toll from floods in the Philippines soared to 85, authorities said Sunday, following days of torrential rainfall that has affected more than 2 million people, CNN informs. Most of the deaths were from drowning and landslides associated with the week of flooding, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said. Sun, 12 Aug 2012 20:05:00 +0200 nineoclock en nineoclock-f8f7dedeaf0488fb2682efab03952d30 NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 20120812200500 http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArticleDetails.aspx?ID=427176 Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday expressed solidarity with the victims of natural disasters in Iran, the Philippines and China which have claimed hundreds of lives. Floods in the Philippines have claimed at least 85 lives while at least 16 people have died in China in the wake of Typhoon Haikui, which left a trail of devastation in the country's east. Sun, 12 Aug 2012 13:58:00 +0200 nowlebanon en nowlebanon-e0d12c4705e7e0d9688468ad2d32eacb NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 35.7745 51.4477 35.2086 110.727 20120812135800 http://www.irishsun.com/index.php?sid/208224346/scat/2411cd3571b4f088 At least 10 people have been confirmed dead while four others still missing in China's Liaoning province following a severe storm that hit the region last week, according to statistics released ... Sun, 12 Aug 2012 10:45:00 +0200 irishsun en irishsun-73ad82722394dfe2763a48cbb09c3a19 NaturalDisasters 35.2086 110.727 20120812104500 http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-08/12/content_15667417.htm Ten people have been confirmed dead and four remain missing in Northeast China's Liaoning province following a severe storm that hit the region last week. Sun, 12 Aug 2012 08:30:00 +0200 chinadaily en chinadaily-3c692d50366086cb3a73fb14dcf4fb3a NaturalDisasters 35.2086 110.727 20120812083000 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-08/12/c_131779438.htm SHENYANG, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- Ten people have been confirmed dead and four remain missing in northeast China's Liaoning province following a severe storm that hit the region last week, according to statistics released on Sunday. Torrential rains brought by typhoon Damrey hit Liaoning from Aug. 3 to 4. Sun, 12 Aug 2012 07:13:00 +0200 xinhuanet_en en xinhuanet_en-234f36dfe0ad6d02fc3d34db42e8c4b2 NaturalDisasters 35.2086 110.727 20120812071300 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-08/11/c_131778009.htm HEFEI, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Power supplies have been restored for 962,000 households in east China's Anhui province, which has been slashed by rainstorms and floods triggered by typhoon Haikui, local authorities said Saturday. Anhui was hit hard by Haikui, the 11th typhoon of the year. Sat, 11 Aug 2012 10:04:00 +0200 xinhuanet_en en xinhuanet_en-4a479be1ecf50fcadc739d5ab44bb681 NaturalDisasters 35.2086 110.727 20120811100400 http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2012-08/11/content_15665666.htm Power supplies have been restored for 962,000 households in east China's Anhui province, which has been slashed by rainstorms and floods triggered by typhoon Haikui, local authorities said Saturday. Sat, 11 Aug 2012 10:02:00 +0200 chinadaily en chinadaily-7a4aac826d0a8554a0e6baa49ac020f3 NaturalDisasters 35.2086 110.727 20120811100200 http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-08/11/content_15665656.htm Power supplies have been restored for 962,000 households in Anhui province, which has been slashed by rainstorms and floods triggered by Typhoon Haikui, local authorities said Saturday. Sat, 11 Aug 2012 10:02:00 +0200 chinadaily en chinadaily-495152f02472ffeb1cdeb5951a99089f NaturalDisasters 20120811100200 http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-08/11/content_15665517.htm Eleven people have been confirmed dead in a flood that occurred Friday morning following a dam breach in Zhejiang province, as rescuers retrieved the body of a woman on Saturday. Sat, 11 Aug 2012 08:52:00 +0200 chinadaily en chinadaily-794f71c6e723bb69cb19a515d4275b07 NaturalDisasters 35.2086 110.727 20120811085200 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-08/11/c_131777943.htm ZHOUSHAN, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Eleven people have been confirmed dead in a flood that occurred Friday morning following a dam breach in east China's Zhejiang province, as rescuers retrieved the body of a woman on Saturday. The body was found about one km downstream from the Shenjiakeng Reservoir, a.... Sat, 11 Aug 2012 08:33:00 +0200 xinhuanet_en en xinhuanet_en-d90ad81f15110f14ba37dce0e518966e NaturalDisasters 35.2086 110.727 20120811083300 http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/news/top-stories/28608-expect-more-frequent-severe-floods-un-analyst Residents of Pasig City use improvised “bancas” to cross a flooded street near the city’s public market. A ride costs P10. PHOTO BY MIKE DE JUAN EXTREME climatic events such as typhoons and floods will be more frequent and severe in the future and no country, including the Philippines, is immune.... Sat, 11 Aug 2012 06:24:00 +0200 manilatimes en manilatimes-49dcef21b01897e78ddde152c873b0ed ClimateChange NaturalDisasters CivilProtection UNbodies Environment 7.885706 116.984299 20120811062400 http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-08/11/content_15664994.htm More than 330,000 people in east China's Jiangxi Province have been affected by typhoon Haikui, local authorities said Friday. Sat, 11 Aug 2012 03:47:00 +0200 chinadaily en chinadaily-a994fee20aae6becedfbfb0f47fd877f NaturalDisasters 35.2086 110.727 20120811034700 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/photo/2012-08/10/c_131776443.htm A villager stands beside a damaged house after the dam of the Shenjiakeng Reservoir breached in Daishan County, east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 10, 2012. The death toll from a flood that occurred Friday morning following the breach of the Shenjiakeng Reservoir has risen to ten, local rescuers said. Sat, 11 Aug 2012 03:17:00 +0200 xinhuanet_en en xinhuanet_en-838cfa2c5f455b24da972ed5d83547f0 NaturalDisasters 35.2086 110.727 20120811031700 http://reliefweb.int/report/china/typhoon-haikui-affects-130000-e-china-province Source: Xinhua Country: China More than 130,000 people have been affected and about 10,000 residents have been relocated in east China's Jiangxi Province as a result of typhoon Haikui, local authorities said Friday. Typhoon-triggered torrential rainstorms have battered the province, forcing the.... Fri, 10 Aug 2012 19:46:00 +0200 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-89fc3cd950c0ed76eba9bdbbed1975e8 NaturalDisasters 35.2086 110.727 20120810194600 http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-pics-typhoon-haikui-affects-lakhs-in-china-kills-10/20120810.htm Ten people were killed and 27 injured in a dam burst in China due to heavy rains caused by typhoon Haikui which affected lakhs of people and toppled over 7,000 houses. Fri, 10 Aug 2012 16:50:00 +0200 rediff en rediff-15d9f34caed5b15431e758135356f0e2 NaturalDisasters ManMadeDisasters 20120810165000 http://fr.cntv.cn/program/journal/20120803/107004.shtml Le typhon Damrey a atteint la province de Jiangsu à l’est de la Chine, entraînant l’évacuation de plus de 50 000 personnes. Dans le même temps, on s’attend à ce que le typhon Saola frappe les zones côtières de la province de Fujian. Le Centre météorologique national continu à émettre des alertes.... Fri, 03 Aug 2012 04:33:00 +0200 cctv-fr fr cctv-fr-0ae91fd75d97a1e37aa1921c21997c13 NaturalDisasters 35.2086 110.727 20120803043300 http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/internacionales/260502 El tifón "Haikui", que azota China desde hace tres días, se ha debilitado hasta convertirse en tormenta tropical pero continúa causando estragos en el este del país, donde ha causado al menos 16 muertos y obligó a evacuar a 2,17... Fri, 10 Aug 2012 18:11:00 +0200 elnuevodiario es elnuevodiario-23d5e6e7d23a845e72b4c03ce151feb3 NaturalDisasters 20120810181100 http://www.laprensagrafica.com/internacionales/mundo/277056-tifon-qhaikuiq-causa-16-muertos-y-2-millones-de-evacuados-en-china.html En Shanghái, la capital económica de China y la ciudad más desarrollada del país, el "Haikui" fue el primer tifón en azotar su centro urbano en los últimos siete años, lo que resultó en la muerte de dos personas por caída de cristales o escombros desprendidos desde grandes alturas, así como 50 hogares derruidos y 361. Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:27:00 +0200 laprensagrafica es laprensagrafica-d102d3cc825f8bc56569cfcf0c9381f0 NaturalDisasters 20120810152700 http://diariocorreo.pe/ultimas/noticias/842152/mundo/china-aumentan-a-16-los-muertos-por-tifon-h El tifón "Haikui", que azota China desde hace tres días, se ha debilitado hasta convertirse en tormenta tropical pero continúa causando estragos en el este del país, donde ha causado al menos 16 muertos y obligó a evacuar a 2,17 millones de personas. Las fuertes lluvias causadas por lo que queda del.... Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:45:00 +0200 corroeperu es corroeperu-d9d863ccb6ddf1461081f66c591708f7 NaturalDisasters 35.2086 110.727 20120810144500 http://www.eluniversal.com/internacional/120810/tifon-haikui-causa-16-muertos-y-2-millones-de-evacuados-en-china Las fuertes lluvias causadas por lo que queda del undécimo tifón que sufre el gigante asiático en lo que va de año están cayendo ahora sobre la provincia de Anhui, una de las más rurales del país, donde han muerto tres personas y más de 2.400 hogares han quedado destruidos. Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:03:00 +0200 eluniversal es eluniversal-c92989e04f6a99351f11f201c8f0a908 NaturalDisasters 20120810140300 http://es.noticias.yahoo.com/tif%C3%B3n-haikui-causa-16-muertos-2-millones-evacuados-114508926.html Shanghái (China), 10 ago (EFE).- El tifón "Haikui", que azota China desde hace tres días, se ha debilitado hasta convertirse en tormenta tropical pero continúa causando estragos en el este del país, donde ha causado al menos 16 muertos y obligó a evacuar a 2,17 millones de personas. Fri, 10 Aug 2012 13:59:00 +0200 es-noticias es es-noticias-6ecefa5a1a1ea8b9dccbc49d65aa7576 NaturalDisasters 20120810135900 http://spanish.ruvr.ru/2012_08_06/China-tifon-amenaza-peligro-seguridad/ China se prepara para el tercer poderoso tifón de la semana. Los dos anteriores causaron la muerte de al menos nueve personas. Mon, 06 Aug 2012 13:58:00 +0200 ruvr-es es ruvr-es-2733525780c41b358bee0ff4b744bc15 NaturalDisasters 35.2086 110.727 20120806135800 http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/375956/20120821/china-beijing-shanghai-metropolitan-flood-land-subsidence.htm Beijing's flood disaster in July was viewed by many as proof that Chinese cities are ill-prepared for such catastrophes. Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:11:00 +0200 ibtimes en ibtimes-6b99f2fb294e8fccd92b89aaeb886e05 NaturalDisasters 35.2086 110.727 20120821211100 http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/375956/20120821/china-beijing-shanghai-metropolitan-flood-land-subsidence.htm Beijing's flood disaster in July was viewed by many as proof that Chinese cities are ill-prepared for such catastrophes. Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:11:00 +0200 ibtimes-in en ibtimes-in-6b99f2fb294e8fccd92b89aaeb886e05 NaturalDisasters 35.2086 110.727 20120821211100 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/375956/20120821/china-beijing-shanghai-metropolitan-flood-land-subsidence.htm Beijing's flood disaster in July was viewed by many as proof that Chinese cities are ill-prepared for such catastrophes. Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:45:00 +0200 ibtimes-uk en ibtimes-uk-7fcf4d045941605a4714cf17fceb2bcf NaturalDisasters 35.2086 110.727 20120821214500 http://reliefweb.int/report/china/rainstorms-batter-southern-china-killing-2 Source: Xinhua Country: China English.news.cn 2012-08-22 00:27:56 BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Rainstorms have battered several southern Chinese provinces this week, toppling homes and killing a woman and her granddaughter in Hunan Province. The woman, 49, was buried together with the child in the.... Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:44:00 +0200 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-d9aafc81c719056152453ddd0f576362 NaturalDisasters 35.2086 110.727 20120822004400 http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-08/22/content_15694748.htm Rainstorms have battered several southern Chinese provinces this week, toppling homes and killing a woman and her granddaughter in Hunan Province. Wed, 22 Aug 2012 01:05:00 +0200 chinadaily en chinadaily-d9c2815eb58c88bb8ef49aa0a37ab54e NaturalDisasters 35.2086 110.727 20120822010500 http://www.aljazeera.com/weather/2012/08/20128219310845676.html Countries along the western Pacific basin brace for new rounds of tropical typhoons - Tembin and Bolaven. Wed, 22 Aug 2012 11:16:00 +0200 aljazeera-en en aljazeera-en-a9468a9f4d42680fcf993109997f18c6 NaturalDisasters 20120822111600 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-08/23/c_131802716.htm FUZHOU, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- East China's Fujian Province on Thursday launched an emergency typhoon response, as the 14th and 15th named storms of the 2012 Pacific typhoon season move toward the coastal region. The provincial flood control headquarters urged fishing vessels to anchor in harbors before 3 p. Thu, 23 Aug 2012 05:44:00 +0200 xinhuanet_en en xinhuanet_en-540d9fe3552516b974cfe3cd1e3bf97d NaturalDisasters 35.2086 110.727 20120823054400 http://espanol.cntv.cn/20120823/105869.shtml FUZHOU, 23 ago (Xinhua) -- La provincia de Fujian, ubicada en la costa oriental de China, activó hoy el mecanismo de emergencia antitifón, ya que dos tormentas, las número 14 y 15 de la temporada de ciclones del Pacífico de este año, se acercan a la región costera. Thu, 23 Aug 2012 11:45:00 +0200 cctv-es es cctv-es-3bf1050320adb88301d079cac49984c7 NaturalDisasters 35.2086 110.727 20120823114500