Typhoon

More than a million people have been urged to evacuate as the storm battered the country's west

According to reports, Cimaron turns towards the northern island of Hokkaido after sweeping three students out to sea

Prompting local authorities to issue early evacuation orders

It is Japan's worst weather- disaster in years, and many residents of affected areas are still living in shelters

Danang was mostly spared from the storm's destruction, with reports of heavy rain and high winds but no major flooding

Typhoon claimed its first victims on Sunday as a male passer-by died when scaffolding collapsed on him

Summer is typhoon season for the region including Hong Kong

There were no immediate official reports of damage or casualties from the storm

The typhoon is expected to pack winds of 222 kilometres per hour

The disaster agency said 290 commercial flights, including 63 to international destinations, were cancelled

The typhoon made landfall in Xiamen early Thursday packing winds of around 170 kilometres per hour

Typhoon Namtheun was heading north towards the southern main island of Kyushu with gusts of up to 198 kilometres

Police found the bodies after rushing to the facility to rescue people who were trapped because of flooding

Japan Airlines said it cancelled 145 domestic flights through mid-afternoon, affecting 26,910 customers

Super Typhoon Nepartak brought chaos to Taiwan Friday, forcing more than 15,000 people to flee their homes

As many as 331,900 households lost power due to the storm, with close to 255,000 without electricity

More than 700,000 people flee Samar amid threats of powerful typhoon

Nicknamed "Typhoon", Tyson played 17 tests for England, between 1954 and 1959 capturing 76 wickets

Almost 3,000 people, most of them tourists, were evacuated with heavy rains and high tides forecast

Six people died in Mountain Province and Benguet in the northern highlands after they were buried in rocks and mud

Agency says about 1.36 million people in the city are affected by the typhoon

It could be the most powerful typhoon to hit Zhejiang in July since the Communist Party took power in 1949