Taiwan military rescues some 300 typhoon victims
CISHAN, Taiwan - Taiwan's military rescued about 300 people Tuesday after a mudslide touched off by Typhoon Morakot consumed a village, but scores remained missing. A helicopter on a relief operation in the area crashed into a mountain with three crew aboard.
Nations:Taiwan China Source:(AP)
2009-08-11
Storm drenches China with heavy rains
A storm drenched China's southeast on Sunday after killing five people on Taiwan and prompting the evacuation of 1.4 million people on the mainland, officials said. In Vietnam, the death toll from a separate storm rose to 55.
Nations:Vietnam China Taiwan Activities:2007 Typhoon Krosa
2007-10-07
Rain floods southern China
Downpours brought by a fading tropical storm caused widespread flooding in south China, toppling more than 3,600 houses, while in the northeast hundreds were evacuated to avoid landslides, state media said on Monday.
Nations:China Hong Kong Taiwan Activities:2007 Typhoon Pabuk 2007 China Flood
2007-08-13
Beijing police crack down on Internet gun traffickers
Chinese police have arrested 41 people for trafficking firearms on the Internet, amid a nationwide crackdown involving the confiscation of more than 100,000 illegal guns, state press has said.
Nations:China
2006-09-07
China mops up after worst typhoon in 50 years
Workers in southern China have shoveled large piles of mud and debris off the streets as officials assessed losses after the strongest typhoon in 50 years killed 104 people and left 190 missing.
Nations:China Activities:2006 Typhoon Saomai 2006 Typhoon Prapiroon 2006 Tropical Storm Bilis
2006-08-12
Typhoon kills 104 in China; 190 missing
The most powerful typhoon to hit China in a half century killed 104 people and left at least 190 missing Friday after it blacked out cities and smashed more than 50,000 houses in the southeast part of the country.
Nations:China Taiwan Activities:2006 Typhoon Saomai 2006 Typhoon Prapiroon 2006 Tropical Storm Bilis
2006-08-11
Strong storm kills at least 111 in China
The most powerful typhoon to hit China in five decades raged across its southeastern coast Thursday, claiming at least 111 lives as it capsized ships, destroyed buildings and forced 1.5 million people from their homes.
Nations:China Taiwan Activities:2006 Typhoon Saomai 2006 Typhoon Prapiroon 2006 Tropical Storm Bilis
2006-08-10
Super typhoon slams into China
Super Typhoon Saomai, the strongest to threaten China in 50 years, slammed into the southeast coast on Thursday after forcing more than 1.5 million people from their homes.
Nations:China Taiwan Activities:2006 Typhoon Saomai 2006 Typhoon Prapiroon 2006 Tropical Storm Bilis
2006-08-10
Half million flee as super typhoon approaches China
A super typhoon, gathering strength all the time, was heading directly for east China on Thursday and was expected to hit within hours after forcing the evacuation of nearly half a million people.
Nations:China Activities:2006 Typhoon Saomai 2006 Typhoon Prapiroon 2006 Tropical Storm Bilis
2006-08-09
China evacuates thousands as typhoon skirts coast
China evacuated more than 7,600 people from their homes near the eastern city of Ningbo as a typhoon skirted the coast on Sunday, heading for South Korea.
Nations:China Hong Kong
2006-07-08
16 killed, one million evacuated as Typhoon Chanchu hits China
Typhoon Chanchu slammed into China's southeastern coast, killing 16 people and forcing the evacuation of more than one million residents, as torrential rains and winds caused landslides and flooding.
Nations:China Vietnam Philippines Hong Kong
2006-05-18
China raises death toll from Typhoon Talim to 53
BEIJING - Flooding and landslides triggered by Typhoon Talim killed at least 53 people on China's mainland and left 21 missing, the government said Saturday.
Nations:China Activities:2005 Typhoon Talim
2005-09-03
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