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DISASTERJul 27Worker, 62, dies after falling from platform while repairing plane at Hong Kong airportA 62-year-old worker has died after falling from a six-metre-high (20-foot) platform while repairing an aeroplane at the Hong Kong International Airport. Police received a report at 8.35am on Monday that a worker had been injured at a site operated by the Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company (Haeco). “Preliminary investigations have shown that when the worker was repairing a plane on site, he accidentally fell from a six-metre work platform,” a police spokesman said. He added that the male...South China Morning Post
DISASTERJul 2710 killed and nearly two dozen injured after flash floods hit tourist site in northwestern ChinaEuroNews [en]
DISASTERJul 2646 people rescued from sunken ship in South China SeaFootage shows rescuers pulling survivors from a Vietnamese vessel that sank in the South China Sea.Al Jazeera [en]
DISASTERJul 26Typhoon Noul batters Southeast ChinaAl Jazeera [en]
DISASTERBREAKINGJul 26Search for survivors continues as 45 rescued after cargo ship sinks in South China SeaSouth China Morning Post
DISASTERJul 26Japan Records Its First Cruelly Hot Day as Temperatures Top 40°CJapan has recorded its first 'Cruelly Hot Day' with temperatures exceeding 40°C. This marks a significant extreme weather event with potential public health implications.industrytap.com · United States
DISASTERBREAKINGJul 26Vietnamese vessel sinks in South China Sea, 23 missingA Vietnamese-registered cargo ship carrying 62 crew members sank near Yongshu Reef in the South China Sea, one of the world's most important and contested maritime spaces.DW News [en]
DISASTERJul 26Noul, third closest typhoon to Hong Kong since 2000, causes minor damage to cityTyphoon Noul, which triggered a No 9 signal on Sunday, made the third-closest approach to Hong Kong by a major storm this century, but it caused relatively minor damage in the city despite violent winds rattling buildings throughout the night. It was the first No 9 signal issued since Super Typhoon Ragasa last September, which came within 100km (62 miles) of the city. Noul came within 80km, making it the third closest after Saola at 40km in 2023, and both Hato and Wipha at 60km in 2017 and 2025,...South China Morning Post
DISASTERJul 262,000 passengers stranded overnight at Hong Kong airport due to Typhoon NoulAbout 2,000 passengers were stranded overnight at Hong Kong International Airport as Typhoon Noul battered the city, with some dismayed by their disrupted journeys while others complained about hotel room rates that had risen to HK$2,000 (US$255) to HK$3,000 per night. In the airport’s departure hall, almost all the chairs were occupied on Sunday morning, with some passengers sitting on luggage trolleys. Many slept on benches, while others anxiously checked the status of flights on their...South China Morning Post
DISASTERBREAKINGJul 2623 missing after Vietnamese ship sinks in South China SeaVanguard Nigeria
DISASTERBREAKINGJul 26Typhoon Noul makes landfall in China, with hundreds of thousands evacuatedAl Jazeera [en]
DISASTERJul 26Southern China drenched as Typhoon Noul makes landfallA typhoon has made landfall in Southern China, leading to significant rainfall and potential impact. This event signifies a major weather phenomenon affecting the region.maitlandmercury.com.au · Australia
DISASTERBREAKINGJul 25Typhoon Noul Threatens China : 340 , 000 Evacuated as Storm Nears Coastdeccanchronicle.com · India
DISASTERBREAKINGJul 25China evacuates 340,000 people as Typhoon Noul approachesVanguard Nigeria
DISASTERBREAKINGJul 25China Evacuates 20,000 People As Typhoon Noul NearsThe typhoon is forecast to make landfall in the coastal area stretching from Hong Kong to Guangdong province between Saturday evening and Sunday morning. The post China Evacuates 20,000 People As Typhoon Noul Nears appeared first on Channels Television.Channels TV
DISASTERBREAKINGJul 25China evacuates 20,000 people as Typhoon Noul nearsJapan Today
DISASTERBREAKINGJul 25Shenzhen rail and air services cancelled as southern China braces for Typhoon NoulSouth China Morning Post
DISASTERJul 24Tornado rips roofing from Indonesian construction site, sends workers fleeingA tornado tore through an industrial site in Batam, Indonesia, ripping roofing from workshop facilities and sending helmeted workers running for cover as weather officials warned that unstable conditions could trigger further sudden storms. The short-lived wind vortex, described locally as a puting beliung, struck VME Process in Tanjung Sengkuang, Batu Ampar, at about 10am on Wednesday, damaging workers’ shelters and scattering construction materials across the site, according to Indonesian...South China Morning Post
DISASTERJul 24Woman arrested over power theft after Hong Kong flat fire kills 5 petsA Hong Kong woman has been arrested for allegedly stealing electricity after a fire broke out in her Mong Kok flat, killing three cats and two dogs. Investigators said on Friday that the 56-year-old, surnamed Chan, had left her Tung Choi Street flat at about 6pm the previous day with the air conditioner running. The flat was believed to have caught fire due to a short circuit. She was apprehended after checks by power supplier CLP revealed irregularities in the flat’s electricity supply. Police...South China Morning Post
DISASTERJul 24China braces for heavy rain as tropical storm Noul edges closerChina on Friday warned of heavy rain and severe flood risks ‌as the third tropical cyclone this month tracked closer to the country's southern coast, where it is…Japan Today
DISASTERBREAKINGJul 24Typhoon Noul to come closest to Hong Kong late Saturday into SundaySouth China Morning Post
DISASTERJul 23Death toll from southwest China landslide rises to 11dailyadvertiser.com.au · Australia
DISASTERBREAKINGJul 23Death toll from southwest China landslide rises to 11theadvocate.com.au · Australia
DISASTERJul 23China braces for up to 3 typhoons in devastating wake of Bavi, MaysakSouth China Morning Post