Hong Kong lowers black rainstorm warning to red as Cyclone Podul triggers flooding, landslide alertsHong Kong downgraded its black rainstorm signal to red Thursday, August 14, after hours of severe rainfall linked to Tropical Cyclone Podul...
14 Aug, 2025, 09.53 AM IST
Hong Kong issues amber rainstorm warning signal amid heavy rain forecastThe Hong Kong Observatory issued an amber rainstorm warning signal following sustained heavy rainfall exceeding 30 mm per hour. Residents a...
17 Jun, 2025, 07.46 AM IST
China's Shanghai braces for torrential rain as Typhoon Kong-rey advancesShanghai prepares for the worst rains in over 40 years as Typhoon Kong-rey approaches. Authorities have alerted citizens to stock up on ess...
01 Nov, 2024, 07.23 AM IST
Torrential rains have claimed more than 150 lives in China in the past 2 monthsHeavy rainstorms in southern China have resulted in more than 150 deaths over the last two months. The latest tragedy in Sichuan province i...
05 Aug, 2024, 11.14 AM IST
Drake's Toronto mansion flooded by rainwater. Watch viral videoDrake's luxury mansion in Toronto faces catastrophic flooding as heavy rainstorms wreak havoc across the city. With his home submerged and ...
17 Jul, 2024, 03.15 PM IST
Climate change in US: California, Florida, to Texas - places that are under climate crisis threatClimate crisis is a reality and several areas in the US have witnessed extreme weather related events.
15 Nov, 2023, 12.11 AM IST
Hong Kong halts trading, closes schools post-typhoonMore than 150 millimetres were recorded over most parts of the territory since midnight Monday, and rainfall exceeded 300 millimetres over ...
09 Oct, 2023, 07.50 AM IST
Trading in Hong Kong markets delayed due to black rainstorm warningThe warning means that heavy rain has fallen or is expected to fall generally over Hong Kong, exceeding 70 millimetres in an hour, and is l...
08 Sep, 2023, 08.25 AM IST
Hong Kong's heaviest rain in at least 140 years floods city streets, metroHong Kong experienced heavy rainfall, causing widespread flooding in the city. Streets, shopping malls, and metro stations were submerged, ...
08 Sep, 2023, 07.00 AM IST
China 'renews' yellow alert for Typhoon ChabaThe typhoon which was observed on waters 250 km northeast of Yongxing Island in Hainan's Sansha City at 5 a.m., will move northwestward at ...
01 Jul, 2022, 11.59 AM IST
Heavy rainfall, floods affect over 1.1 million people in China's JiangxiThe province initiated its level IV flood-control emergency response starting at 6 pm (Beijing time) on Saturday, said the provincial flood...
11 Jun, 2022, 05.44 PM IST
Hong Kong Exchanges delays open on Monday morning due to black rainstormIf the warning is cancelled at or before midday, major products of the exchange's securities and derivatives markets, including Stock Conne...
28 Jun, 2021, 08.37 AM IST
Chinese city of Xinyi hit by heaviest rain in two centuriesXinyi, a small, county-level city in Maoming received 429.5 millimetres of rainfall in just six hours, according to the provincial flood co...
22 May, 2016, 11.25 AM IST
China issues storm alertChina's meteorological authority today issued a blue alert, the lowest in a four-tier warning system, for rainstorms in the country.
02 Apr, 2016, 01.02 PM IST
- China's new meteorological satellite starts operating
China's new meteorological satellite, launched last December, today commenced operations after four months of testing.
29 Apr, 2015, 10.27 PM IST
30 killed, over 100 missing in rains and landslides in ChinaAt least 30 people were killed and over 100 went missing in China when rain-triggered natural disasters wreaked havoc across the country.
11 Jul, 2013, 06.34 PM IST
- Typhoon Sepat kills 19 in China
Typhoon Sepat swept north-westward into east China's Jiangxi Province on Monday.
20 Aug, 2007, 04.10 PM IST