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DISASTERAug 32 Japan quake victims ordered back into Aeon Mall store to secure cashTwo women who died in an explosion at an Aeon shopping centre following a powerful earthquake in Japan’s Kumamoto prefecture last week were instructed by their employer to return inside to put sales proceeds in a safe, according to the company. Two executives of Habita, which operates the variety store where the women died, said on Sunday they apologised to the family of one of the victims, 22-year-old Kurumi Otake, at her wake and handed over a written account of events. Otake evacuated from...South China Morning Post
DISASTERBREAKINGAug 3A blaze on an Indonesian passenger ferry leaves at least 5 dead and dozens missingNPR News
DISASTERAug 3Is China’s climate returning to that of Tang dynasty golden age? Experts warn of a trapIn China’s arid northwest, local state media in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region are celebrating a surge of rainfall in an area that usually averages 300mm (about 12 inches) per year. The rain belt moving northwards would bring “climate dividends”, the Ningxia Broadcasting News Centre said last month, promising that “loess soil will turn green and farming area will expand”. Reporting on a northward march of the 400mm precipitation line – the vital boundary that separates China’s arid grazing...South China Morning Post
DISASTERAug 3Hong Kong to face brighter but hotter weather this week after days of heavy rainHong Kong can expect sunnier but very hot weather later this week, the city’s forecaster has said, as residents woke to an amber rainstorm warning for the second consecutive morning. The Hong Kong Observatory on Monday issued the amber rainstorm warning signal at 6.40am, following a similar alert on Sunday morning that remained in place for more than six hours. The warning was cancelled at 8.45am. The forecaster said heavy showers had brought more than 30mm (1.2 inches) of rainfall to many...South China Morning Post
DISASTERBREAKINGAug 2Deadly ferry fire leaves dozens missing in Indonesia’s Java SeaAl Jazeera [en]
DISASTERBREAKINGAug 2Five dead , 41 missing as Indonesian ferry catches firenortherndailyleader.com.au · Australia
DISASTERAug 2South Korea has hottest day on record amid extreme weather globallyScientists say the climate crisis driven by human activity is making heatwaves more frequent.Al Jazeera [en]
DISASTERBREAKINGAug 2At least five dead, 41 missing after ferry catches fire off IndonesiaAl Jazeera [en]
DISASTERBREAKINGAug 25 dead in Indonesia ferry fire, 41 missingSouth China Morning Post
DISASTERBREAKINGAug 2At least five dead and 41 missing after an Indonesian ferry caught fire at seaEuroNews [en]
DISASTERBREAKINGAug 2Five dead , 41 missing as Indonesian ferry catches firenewcastleherald.com.au
DISASTERAug 2Five dead, 41 missing, after Indonesia ferry catches fireThe vessel with at least 250 people on board caught fire off Madura island.BBC World
DISASTERAug 2Yangsan hits 42 . 5 C , Korea hottest temperature ever recordedYangsan has recorded a temperature of 42.5 degrees Celsius, marking the hottest temperature ever documented in Korea. This signifies a notable and potentially dangerous extreme weather event.koreatimes.co.kr · South Korea
DISASTERAug 2Death toll from Japan earthquake hits 36standard.net.au · Australia
DISASTERAug 2China: Dozens dead in Gansu flash floodsDW News [en]
DISASTERAug 2China floods: large parts of country remain on alert as Gansu province death toll risesSouth China Morning Post
DISASTERAug 2Search under way for triathlete, 59, who went missing in Hong Kong raceHong Kong emergency services are searching for a missing 59-year-old man who may have drowned after he entered the swim leg of a triathlon in the city amid an amber rainstorm warning. Police told the South China Morning Post that they received a report at 7.57am on Sunday that a male participant of the 2026 Summer Triathlon Challenge at Tai Mei Tuk Water Sports Centre in Tai Po had entered the water during the swimming segment of the race but failed to resurface. The SCMP learned that the...South China Morning Post
DISASTERAug 2Japan quake victim dies of heatstroke while sheltering in car amid ‘extreme heat’ warningAn elderly woman who developed heatstroke while taking shelter in a car was the latest fatality from a powerful earthquake that struck Japan’s southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto last week, officials said on Sunday as concerns over heat-related illnesses grow in an area that is also suffering extreme temperatures. The woman in her seventies with heatstroke was found in a car, Kumamoto officials said, as they raised the death toll from the quake to 36. The magnitude 7.1 hit Kumamoto prefecture on...South China Morning Post
DISASTERAug 2Public anger in Hong Kong over low signal during 2006 Typhoon Prapiroon – SCMP archiveThis article was first published on August 4, 2006. Observatory lashed over typhoon signal by Agnes Lam, Clifford Lo and Martin Wong The Observatory was under fire yesterday (August 3, 2006) for not hoisting a storm warning above the No 3 as Typhoon Prapiroon lashed some parts of the city with winds of up to 200km/h. Unions said workers had been put in danger as they had gone to work as required because a No 8 signal had not been hoisted, while the swirling winds toppled cargo, blew down trees,...South China Morning Post
DISASTERAug 1Japan ends rescue operation at collapsed mallJapan has concluded its rescue operations at a mall that collapsed. This marks the end of efforts following the incident.maitlandmercury.com.au · Australia
DISASTERAug 1Hong Kong set for heavy showers, squally thunderstorms over next few daysHongkongers should brace for more bad weather over the next few days. The Hong Kong Observatory warned on Saturday that showers would be heavy at times with squally thunderstorms over the coast of southern China in the next couple of days under the influence of a broad trough of low pressure and an active southerly airstream. Meanwhile, authorities said they received six landslide reports between Friday and Saturday evening, as well as a report of damage to the facing of a retaining wall. The...South China Morning Post
DISASTERAug 1Japan ends rescue at quake-hit shopping centre after explosion kills 7South China Morning Post
DISASTERBREAKINGAug 1Death toll rises to 57 as most illegal migrants leave Spain Ceuta enclave -- China Economic Neten.ce.cn · China
DISASTERAug 1Japan quake evacuees with pets find refuge at Kumamoto animal hospitalWhen a powerful earthquake jolted southern ⁠Japan this week, rattling ⁠homes and knocking out water and ⁠electricity, Tomoko Takaoka bundled up her beloved fluffy dogs and went in search of a safe place to stay. Unable to reach her parents, the 31-year-old factory worker turned to a nearby evacuation centre only to discover that Ku the chihuahua and Sheri the chihuahua-poodle mix were not welcome. Faced with the choice of sheltering without them or staying together, she chose the latter,...South China Morning Post
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