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Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/vietnam-evacuates-typhoon-bualoi-5374486 HANOI: Vietnam said it evacuated almost 30,000 residents from coastal areas on Sunday (Sep 28) as Typhoon Bualoi hit the country's steel-producing central belt. The storm - the 10th to affect Vietnam this year - made landfall after 10pm (11pm Singapore time) generating winds of 130kmh, according the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre. Provinces and cities from Ninh Binh to Quang Ngai evacuated over 28,500 people, and one person died with four others missing, according to Vietnam's disaster and dyke management authority. More than 15,000 residents in Ha Tinh - known as a key steel production hub - were slated for evacuation to schools and medical centres converted into temporary shelters, authorities said earlier in the day. Nearly 117,000 military personnel have been mobilised. Four domestic airports were shut and all fishing boats in the typhoon's path have been called back to harbour. "I feel a bit anxious but still hopeful that everything will be fine in the aftermath. We were all safe after the recent typhoon Kajiki. I hope this one will be the same or less severe," Nguyen Cuong, 29, a resident of Ha Tinh City, told AFP. "This is a fast-moving storm with very strong intensity and a wide area of impact, capable of causing a combination of various types of natural disasters such as strong winds, heavy rain, floods, landslides, and coastal inundation," state media quoted centre director Mai Van Khiem as saying. Scientists warn that storms are becoming more powerful as the world warms due to the effects of human-driven climate change. In Vietnam, more than 100 people were killed or went missing from natural disasters in the first seven months of 2025, according to the agriculture ministry. Vietnam suffered US$3.3 billion in economic losses last September as a result of Typhoon Yagi, which swept across the country's north and caused hundreds of fatalities.

Source: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/super-typhoon-lashes-hong-kong-with-hurricane-force-winds-and-heavy-rain HONG KONG - Super Typhoon Ragasa, the world’s most powerful tropical cyclone this year, lashed Hong Kong with hurricane-force winds and torrential rain on Sept 24 as the city shut down and more than 700 flights were cancelled. Roads were deserted as authorities instructed people to stay indoors and surging waves topped over parts of the Asian financial hub’s eastern and southern shoreline. “Areas which were previously sheltered may become exposed...seas will be phenomenal with swells,” the observatory said. Packing hurricane-force winds of up to 200kmh, Ragasa will be closest to Hong Kong early on the morning of Sept 24, skirting around 100km to the south of the territory. It is expected to maintain super typhoon intensity as it edges closer to the coast of China’s Guangdong province, home to more than 125 million people, where it is expected to make landfall from midday to late Sept 25. Ragasa swept through the northern Philippines on Sept 22 and Taiwan on Sept 23. The typhoon sparked panic buying this week, with people piling into supermarkets, leaving little on the shelves and in some cases queuing for hours to purchase goods amid fears that shops could be closed for two days. As the typhoon approached, residents across the city taped their windows in the hope of minimising any danger from shattered glass. Hong Kong issued the typhoon signal 10 - its highest - late on Sept 23, which urges most businesses and transport services to shut down. Authorities also issued the Amber rainstorm signal, expecting heavy rain to continue, with some streets already partially flooded, according to the South China Morning Post (SCMP). Authorities have warned of rising sea levels, saying they could be similar to those seen during Typhoon Hato in 2017 and Typhoon Mangkhut in 2018, both of which caused billions of dollars in damage. “The water level will reach the maximum around noon, generally to around 4 metres,” the observatory said. A woman and her five-year-old son were swept into the ocean on Sept 23 after watching the typhoon from the waterfront, according to the SCMP, which said they are now in intensive care after being rescued. The financial hub has already opened 49 temporary shelters in various districts and 727 people have sought refuge at the shelters. Hong Kong’s Stock Exchange will remain open. It changed its policy late last year to continue trading whatever the weather. Ragasa will maintain super typhoon intensity as it edges closer to the coast of Guangdong, mainland China and Taiwan, after sweeping through the northern Philippines on Sept 22. It is expected to make landfall along Guangdong's coast from on Sept 24 midday till late. Guangdong authorities evacuated over 770,000 people, state broadcaster CCTV said. In the gambling hub of Macau next to Hong Kong, authorities issued the No 10 warning signal at 5.30am on Sept 24.

The recent Typhoon Hato in Hong Kong and Macau was a disaster. This video captures a man trying to save his lorry from topping over, but get killed when it falls over him. (Warning Gross) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcOjpvQSatE

Another typhoon that badly hit Japan. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/typhoon-hagibis-tokyo-central-japan-left-devastated-11995730

Gonna be a bad one @vid nice knowing you https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/09/philippines-10-million-people-path-mangkhut-180912120933417.html https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/hong-kong-braces-for-strongest-ever-super-typhoon-mangkhut-10717816

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-asia-storm-jebi/typhoon-kills-at-least-nine-in-japan-boats-move-tourists-from-flooded-airport-idUSKCN1LL05K Typhoon kills 10 in Japan, boats move stranded passengers from airport So many cars wasted due to havoc wreaked by Typhoon Jebi in Japan. Airport became jetty liao too

Scientist most feared have arrived, The Super Typhoon of wind speed of more than 300km/hr .... Hitting Philippines today with deadly forces of nature ... from Yahoo: One of most intense typhoons ever recorded hits Philippines One of the most intense typhoons ever recorded tore into the Philippines on Friday, triggering flash floods and ripping down buildings as millions of people huddled indoors. Super Typhoon Haiyan smashed into fishing communities on the central island of Samar, about 600 kilometres southeast of Manila, before dawn on Friday with maximum sustained winds of 315 kilometres (195 miles) an hour. The strength of the wind made it one of the four most powerful typhoons ever recorded in the world, and the most powerful to have made landfall, according to Jeff Masters, the director of meteorology at US-based Weather Underground. Masters said he expected the damage in Guiuan, the fishing town of about 40,000 people that was the first to be hit after Haiyan swept in from the Pacific Ocean, to be "catastrophic". "Perhaps the greatest wind damage any city on Earth has endured from a tropical cyclone in the past century," Masters wrote on his blog for the weather monitoring website at www.wunderground.com. Communication with Guiuan was cut off immediately after Haiyan hit, and the civil defence office said it was too early to give an assessment of the damage there. But in Tacloban, a nearby city of more than 200,000 people, streets were flooded and some buildings were torn down, according to footage broadcast on ABS CBN television. Haiyan had maximum sustained winds on Friday morning of 315 kilometres an hour, and gusts of 379 kilometres an hour, according to the US Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Centre. more stories, link : http://sg.news.yahoo.com/super-typhoon-haiyan-hits-philippines-230815112.html The storms are getting bigger and stronger...

In awe by this Soviet-era behemoth then probably due to both the book and film The Hunt For Red October but now if you invite me FOC from flight to lodging for a visit I would definitely say thanks but no thanks and give it a miss. Really impressed with these brave visitors but not sure if they brought with them a Geiger Counter each... Note the rusting interior and really how on earth a once formidable ballistic sub could end up in such a sorry state... In any case the days of these underwater giants are probably over and now the Russkies must be racking their brains how to "de-nuclearise" the reactors of these SSBNs. From STOMP: http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/stomp/sg..._submarine.html Posted on 10 Apr 2012 Step into the world's biggest nuclear submarine The Typhoon class submarine is the largest submarine in the world, measuring 170 metres long and 23 metres wide. STOMPer Zoolander, who has shared these photos with us, said: "Submarines have always fascinated me, not just by their sheer size, but by the fact that these massive vessels can stay underwater for months. "The Typhoon class submarine can carry 20 ballistic nuclear missiles. Only six of these vessels were built. Get on board one of them by clicking on the pictures in the gallery below.

A powerful typhoon struck Japan today, causing four deaths and forcing companies including Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. to close some plants, company spokesmen said. Typhoon Roke, the second big storm to hit Japan this month, was packing winds of up to 220 km per hour. The storm cut power to more than 575,500 households in Tokyo Electric Power Co's service area. Toyota, like other Japanese producers, has become overly cautious after March

is the airport still running? im going to manila soon and wondering if i should cancel the trip. from what i understand, the affected area by the typhoon are the low-land areas. manila is huge, so not the whole of manila is affected unlike singapore...if rain, the whole country rain...that kind of thing. what do u guys think?

with Hamster at the wheels for this coming Top Gear season. Photo taken on 5 Sep during filming at a RAF airbase.

http://www.supercars.net/PicFetch?pic=2004_ford_typhoon_fpv-1.jpg http://www.supercars.net/PicFetch?pic=2004_ford_typhoon_fpv-2.jpg http://www.supercars.net/PicFetch?pic=2004_ford_typhoon_fpv-3.jpg [/size] Ford Performance Vehicles will re-write the rules in the Australian high-performance car segment with its first turbo-charged production concept car - the F6 Typhoon. Unveiled today at the Melbourne Motor Show, the F6 Typhoon is certain to establish FPV as the technical leaders in the tribal high-performance market and reinforce the six-cylinder engine as a worthy alternative to FPV's class-leading Boss 290 V8 engine. The F6 270 Turbo is a turbo charged and intercooled 4.0-litre in-line six-cylinder powerplant with double overhead camshafts and a four-valve aluminium cylinder head. It produces its maximum power of 270kW at 5250rpm while its maximum torque of 550Nm is on tap from 2000rpm and remains constant all the way through to 4250rpm. It produces more than 80 per cent of its maximum torque at 1500 rpm and over 98 per cent at 1750rpm, ensuring exhilarating performance while also providing an extremely flexible and relaxed nature for everyday city driving. The F6 Typhoon will join the GT, GT-P and Pursuit Ute as part of the FPV range with production scheduled to commence in the fourth quarter of 2004. It is expected to retail between $56,000 and $59,000 when it goes on sale, further emphasizing FPV's philosophy of providing outstanding value and performance. It is anticipated that all F6 Typhoon owners will also experience the benefits of the FPV Performance Driving Course. FPV is the only manufacturer in Australia to offer a defensive driver training course with every new vehicle purchased. The F6 Typhoon production concept is instantly recognizable as part of the FPV family with its standout styling. However, it has a range of unique styling cues, including pewter highlights on the front and rear bumpers, high-tech mesh grille inserts and a rear bootlid spoiler with FPV's trademark three-pillar design. Inside the cockpit, the car has sports seats with a technical design, suede bolsters and FPV identification in the headrests. It also features aluminium pedals and interior highlights and the unique FPV dash-mounted starter button. Additional product information will be released closer to the final launch date.