ABU DHABI, 8th November, 2025 (WAM) — The United Arab Emirates has expressed its sincerest condolences and solidarity with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam over victims of Typhoon Kalmaegi, which struck large areas of central Vietnam, resulting in a number of deaths and significant damage to property. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]
HANOI, 7th November, 2025 (WAM) — Typhoon Kalmaegi left five people dead and six injured as of early Friday in Vietnam, causing extensive damage across central provinces, according to the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment. The authority reported that 52 houses had collapsed, while 2,593 others were […]
HANOI, 24th August, 2025 (WAM) — Vietnam is evacuating more than 300,000 people and has suspended several domestic flights as Typhoon Kajiki approaches the country’s eastern coast. Authorities confirmed that over 325,500 residents across five coastal provinces are being relocated to schools and public buildings designated as temporary shelters. The typhoon is forecast to make […]
FUJIAN,14th August, 2025 (WAM) — Typhoon Podul made its second landfall along the coast of Zhangpu County in east China’s Fujian Province just after midnight on Thursday, according to the Fujian provincial meteorological observatory. According to China Central Television (CCTV), Podul was classified as a severe tropical storm at the time of its latest landfall, […]
ABU DHABI, 28th July 2025 (WAM) — The United Arab Emirates has expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with the Republic of the Philippines over the victims of Typhoon Co-may, which struck Luzon Island accompanied by heavy rainfall. The typhoon resulted in numerous deaths and injuries, as well as significant damage to property. In a […]
MANILA, 24th July, 2025 (WAM) – The Philippines shut down schools and cancelled flights Thursday as typhoon-driven rains pounded the northern island of Luzon, a situation President Ferdinand Marcos called “the new normal”. Typhoon Co-May, upgraded from a tropical storm overnight, follows days of monsoon rains that have killed at least 19 people and left […]
TAIPEI, 7th July, 2025 (WAM) — Typhoon Danas lashed southern Taiwan with record winds and strong rain early on Monday, killing two people and injuring more than 330 in a rare hit to the island’s densely populated west coast, where businesses and schools were shut. Taiwan is regularly struck by typhoons, but they generally land […]
TAIPEI, 6th July, 2025 (WAM) — Around 3,000 people were evacuated from their homes in Taiwan on Sunday after Typhoon Danas brought torrential rains, triggering floods and landslides across the island. In a warning issued earlier, the Central Weather Administration forecast that Typhoon Danas, with maximum sustained winds of 137 kilometres per hour, would move […]
HAINAN, 28th October, 2024 (WAM) — Strong winds and heavy rains still batter China’s southernmost island province of Hainan, although Typhoon Trami has waned into a tropical depression after it made landfall in Vietnam on Sunday morning.According to China Global Television Network (CGTN), the provincial meteorological bureau has indicated that torrential rains are expected to […]
MANILA, 4th October, 2024 (WAM) — Five people died in the northern Philippines during the onslaught of Typhoon Krathon, locally known as Julian, thecountry’s disaster agency said on Friday. Four of the five fatalities were recorded in the Ilocos Region, mostly due to drowning, while one person died in Cagayan Valley from electrocution, dpa quoted […]
HANOI, 28th September, 2024 (WAM) — Asia’s strongest storm this year, Typhoon Yagi, caused damages estimated at 81.5 trillion dong ($3.31 billion) across northern Vietnam, or twice as much as previous estimates, state media said on Saturday.The typhoon, which killed 299 with 34 missing, devastated export-oriented industrial hubs, destroying factories and facilities, besides flooding farmland, […]
HANOI, 16th September, 2024 (WAM) — Typhoon Yagi, Asia’s most powerful storm this year, cost Vietnam roughly US$1.6 billion and may cut into the country’s growth rate, Reuters reported, citing preliminary estimates from the investment ministry. Vietnam’s economic growth in 2024 may slow by 0.15% compared to the previous forecast due to the impacts of […]
