Tags: storm

Canada braces for Hurricane Kyle

09:52:28, 29 September 2008, Radio Australia News

Authorities in Canada are on alert as Hurrican Kyle approaches the country's Maritime provinces.

Torrential rains in south-west China

12:00:47, 26 September 2008, Radio Australia News

Torrential rains have isolated more than 20,000 people in south-west China with 14 people killed and dozens missing.

Vietnam bars boats from Halong Bay as Typhoon Hagupit approaches

09:38:49, 25 September 2008, Radio Australia News

Vietnam has barred tourist and fishing boats from its famed Halong Bay and ordered an evacuation of areas at risk of flash floods from Typhoon Hagupit.

Typhoon Hagupit heads for Hong Kong

13:45:08, 23 September 2008, Radio Australia News

A typhoon is gathering strength in the South China Sea and heading directly for Hong Kong after killing three people in the northern Philippines.

Darwin emergency volunteers to help with Alice Springs storm clean-up

09:27:09, 23 September 2008, Radio Australia News

Emergency service volunteers from Darwin will be flown into Alice Springs in Central Australia to help clean-up damage after Monday's severe storms.

Typhoon Hagupit lashes Philippines

04:59:23, 23 September 2008, Radio Australia News

One person has been killed and about two thousand others displaced as Typhoon Hagupit battered the central and southern Philippines with heavy rain.

Philippines braces for Typhoon Hagupit

16:02:38, 22 September 2008, Radio Australia News

Sea travel in the northern Philippines has been suspended because of Typhoon Hagupit.

Typhoon Sinlaku strikes Taiwan

21:12:54, 15 September 2008, Radio Australia News

At least four people in Taiwan have been killed by Typhoon Sinlaku and seven are reported missing.

US mounts Hurricane Ike clean-up

15:53:55, 15 September 2008, Radio Australia News

The US state of Texas has mounted its biggest ever rescue effort in the wake of Hurricane Ike.

New Orleans authorities urge evacuees to stay away

19:41:09, 2 September 2008, Radio Australia News

Authorities in New Orleans have urged almost two million evacuees to stay away from the Gulf Coast for another day after Hurricane Gustav crossed the coast.

Typhoon Nuri lashes Hong Kong

20:37:38, 22 August 2008, Radio Australia News

Typhoon Nuri has lashed Hong Kong with heavy rain and strong winds, sparking major flight delays, disrupting public transport and halting trade on the city's financial markets.

Philippines typhoon leaves several dead

22:21:03, 20 August 2008, Radio Australia News

Seven people have been killed and one person has been reported missing in the onslaught of typhoon Nuri in the northern Philippines.

Typhoon Nuri dumps heavy rain on Philippines

20:00:01, 20 August 2008, Radio Australia News

Typhoon Nuri is crossing the northern Philippines, triggering heavy rains and warnings of possible storm surges.

Forecast of rain for Olympics opening ceremony

10:44:05, 4 August 2008, Radio Australia News

Beijing Olympic Organisers have been told it may rain during Friday night's opening ceremony.

Typhoon leaves one dead in Taiwan

10:58:10, 29 July 2008, Radio Australia News

Typhoon Fung-wong has hit Taiwan with strong winds and heavy rains that left one man dead, forced schools to shut down across the island and disrupted air travel.

NZ braces for second storm

09:02:36, 28 July 2008, Radio Australia News

New Zealand is is bracing for yet another storm expected to hit on Tuesday, as the clean up from the weekend's battering continues.

Youths killed in soccer lightening strike

23:00:39, 1 July 2008, Radio Australia News

Officials in Cambodia say a lightning bolt has killed three soccer players, and put three others in hospital, at a match played during a thunder storm.

Owners of sunken ferry sue Philippines weather service

07:47:53, 1 July 2008, Radio Australia News

The owners of a ferry which sank in a typhoon with the loss of some 800 lives has filed a civil suit against the Philippines weather service.

Divers resume recovery operations for Philippines ferry

14:46:22, 25 June 2008, Radio Australia News

Navy divers in the Philippines will resume their recovery work on Wednesday morning at the wreck of a ferry that capsized on the weekend.

Divers find 'many' bodies in capsized Philippine ferry

02:42:27, 25 June 2008, Radio Australia News

Navy and air force divers have entered a capsized ferry in the central Philippines.

Divers search capsized Philippines ferry for survivors

14:47:30, 24 June 2008, Radio Australia News

Divers have gone underwater to search a capsized ship in the central Philippines near Sibuyan, about 150 kilometres south of Manila.

Desperate bid to find Philippine ferry survivors

04:59:26, 24 June 2008, Radio Australia News

Philippine rescue teams have battled furious seas and high winds in a desperate hunt for more survivors from a ferry that sank in a typhoon with 862 people aboard.

Call for help in search for Philippine ferry survivors

21:41:44, 23 June 2008, Radio Australia News

Rescuers in the Philippines are calling for more ships and aircraft to help search for survivors from a ferry that capsized with more than 700 people on board.

Vigil following Philippines ferry capsize

14:42:53, 23 June 2008, Radio Australia News

Philippine President Gloria Arroyo has given coast guard officials a dressing down for allowing a passenger ship with almost 900 people on board to sail amid the onslaught of typhoon Fengshen.

Typhoon Fengshen heads to Philippines

15:47:04, 20 June 2008, Radio Australia News

Typhoon Fengshen is heading for the central islands of the Philippines with winds of up to 140 kilometres an hour.

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