Typhoon

Rescuers have been searching the debris of destroyed homes for victims, as one county alone reported more tornado deaths than for the whole of the US last year.

Chinese authorities are calling now-tropical storm Mangkhut the "King of Storms" as it continues on its destructive path- first the Philippines, then Hong Kong, then mainland China have been hit by the storm and are now facing floods, landslides, destroyed buildings and a monumental recovery effort.

Hong Kong and southern China hunkered down under red alert Sunday as strong winds and heavy rain from Typhoon Mangkhut lashed the densely populated coast.

Typhoon Mangkhut is lashing China's most populous province, bringing winds of up to 162-kph

Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes in the Philippines ahead of the arrival of the Super Typhoon, Mangkhut. It's expected to make landfall later today and could reach a maximum speed of 268 kilometres an hour.

Thousands of people have been evacuated after a super typhoon hit Phillipine's coastal areas. Typhoon Mangkhut has winds of more than 205 km per hour which bore down on the country's main island, Luzon.

It's as the country is being battered by a powerful typhoon which is heading to South Korea and Hawaii

Typhoon Tembin, which killed at least 240 people as it swept through the Philippines, has been downgraded to a tropical storm

Dozens are feared dead after fire swept through a shopping centre in Davao, a city already reeling from a tropical storm.

Dozens have been killed and thousands of homes have been flattened as the storm rages in the country's central and southern regions.

30,000 people have been evacuated as a powerful typhoon destroys buildings and cuts power.

Typhoon Damrey is reported to have killed at least five people in central and southern Vietnam

The typhoon, one of the strongest in recent years, has killed at least six people and cut off electricity for 1.3 million, the country's disaster agency said.

As rescue efforts continue in Texas in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, the costs mount.

The force 10 storm caught Macau unawares, killing at least nine people and leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.

Typhoon Hato has caused authorities to raise the hurricane threat level to 10 for the first time in five years

A category 10 Typhoon, the strongest, is smashing into Hong Kong.

A strong typhoon made landfall on Wakayama Peninsula, western Japan on Monday, bringing heavy rain and strong winds

Typhoon Noru takes aim at central Japan

Tourists were taken to safety in two separate operations as a typhoon and landslides caused havoc.

Typhoon Nanmadol hits Nagasaki bringing winds of up to 144km/h and possible landslides and flooding.

In 2013 Typhoon Haiyan devastated the Philippines. Since then global funding has helped the island country develop a solid risk reduction programme.

The typhoon that spoiled Christmas Day in parts of the Philippines has killed at least six people, officials say.