Khanh Vu and Minh Nguyen Reuters Mon, 25 Aug 2025 11:13 UTC
Typhoon Kajiki brought torrential rains to Vietnam's north central coast on Monday, felling trees and flooding homes, despite wind speeds tapering off from earlier in the day.
As of 0900 GMT, Kajiki was on the coast of Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces, with wind speed easing to 118-133 kph from as strong as 166 kph, according to the country's weather agency.
"It's terrifying," said Dang Xuan Phuong, a 48-year-old resident of Cua Lo, a tourism town in Nghe An province directly hit by the storm.
"When I look down from the higher floors I could see waves as tall as 2 metres, and the water has flooded the roads around us," Phuong told Reuters.
Three people died and at least 13 were injured after Typhoon Kajiki tore into Vietnam, toppling trees, flooding streets and knocking out power to more than 1.6 million people.
The victims included a 90-year-old man whose house collapsed in the rain and a man who was electrocuted while trying to secure his roof in Nghe An province, according to state media. Another man was killed in Ha Tinh province as the storm passed through.
Dangerous flash flooding caused major issues on the roads in South Carolina. Charleston set a daily record on Friday, with over four inches of rain. That nearly doubled the old record, which was set back in 2008.
Two people died in central Mexico from flooding caused by heavy rains, local authorities said on Saturday, as severe downpours continued to batter parts of the country.
Two bodies were found in the city of Queretaro shortly before midnight Friday, a civil protection report said.
"They were swept away by rainwater," the report said.
Queretaro faced heavy rainfall on Saturday, causing damage to property and prompting federal authorities to initiate a military emergency response plan.
Typhoon Lingling swept across Japan's Kyushu island on August 21, 2025, prompting officials to issue flood and landslide warnings.
Eyewitness video posted on social media showed heavy rain pouring onto a street in Kagoshima prefecture, with pedestrians wading through ankle-deep water.
Heavy rains caused a landslide that struck homes in a rural community in Guinea, killing at least 11 people, authorities said Thursday. Another 10 people were seriously injured and the death toll was expected to rise.
The landslide occurred Wednesday night in Maneah, a rural commune in Coyah prefecture 50 kilometers (31 miles) from the capital Conakry, according to a statement by the National Agency for Emergency Management.
"Last night, it was around 7 p.m. It was raining, and suddenly I saw the mountain come off. It fell on the houses at the foot of the mountain. The mud buried the houses. No survivors came out alive," said Kone Pepe, a local resident.
Search and rescue operations were continuing late Thursday.
"It's a part of the mountain that gave way under the effect of the rain and spilled onto the buildings," Mory Condé, minister of urban planning and housing, said during a visit to the site.
The collapse followed heavy rains in the area and comes after West Africa experienced record flooding last year that killed over 1,000 people and displaced hundreds of thousands.
Adam Pogrund Daily Mail Thu, 21 Aug 2025 11:22 UTC
Italy has been hit with deadly floods as intense storms lash down on popular tourist hotspots
Italy has been hit with deadly floods as intense 'water bomb' storms lash down on tourist hotspots causing bridges to crumble and sweeping cars away.
One man has tragically died after being dragged away by an overflowing river after a furious storm struck Sicily, turning roads into rivers.
The popular southern island has been inundated by aggressive rain and Matteo Ciurca, 40, was swept away by the swollen Crisa River in Leonforte, a small commune, after a 'water bomb' smashed the region.
Dramatic footage shows a bridge crumbling as heaps of rocks, concrete, water and other debris hit the ground during a heavy rainstorm.
Vehicles on the San Giuliano bridge near the picturesque town of Randazzo were left in peril as they waded through high waters while the bridge partly disintegrated on Sunday.
One white van can be seen struggling through high waters as rain lashes down and blocks of debris fall.
Heavy rain fell on the island of Elba, with 54 mm of rain falling in less than an hour in Portoferraio this evening. The regional Civil Protection system is responding to flooding. Trees and rocks have fallen on the island's roads. Elba is caught in a vast storm system, described by regional meteorologists as "slowly evolving," currently affecting an area stretching from the island of Pianosa to the Colline Metallifere, passing through the Gulf of Follonica and Grosseto. Lightning has been reported in large numbers, and the rainfall is particularly heavy. The storm system is expected to move toward other central and southern areas of Tuscany. In the province of Grosseto, firefighters are primarily working in the municipalities of Follonica and Castiglione della Pescaia, where fallen trees have blocked some roads in Le Strette and Macchiascandona, and buildings and private homes in Follonica have been flooded.
Screenshot of a firefighting video showing a person being rescued.
Three people were found dead and one remains missing after a rain-triggered landslide struck a village in Pu'er city of South-West China's Yunnan province in the early on Wednesday (Aug 20) morning, according to local authorities.
The landslide hit the village in Mohei township, Ning'er county of Pu'er at around 5.40am Wednesday.
It left a total of four people unaccounted for, of whom three were found dead and one remains missing as of 10am.
One trapped individual has been rescued and taken to the hospital.
A total of 58 villagers from 23 households in the village have been relocated to safer sites.
At least three people were killed and three others went missing after heavy rains hit northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, state-run media reported Tuesday.
Torrential rains starting from Monday pounded several banners and districts in Ordos, according to Xinhua News Agency.
A banner is a traditional administrative division similar to a county.
Over 100 mm of rainfall was recorded in parts of Mumbai and surrounding regions in just 12 hours on Monday, with Vikhroli logging a staggering 139.5 mm. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the city was hit with 177 mm in just six to eight hours.
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