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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.
![Thousands of police have been deployed in the area where parliament house, the main metropolitan police headquarters and government house are located. [AFP]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/thai_protestclash_afp_081008.jpg "Thousands of police have been deployed in the area where parliament house, the main metropolitan police headquarters and government house are located. [AFP]")
![President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, the islands' leader for the past 30 years, faces five bitter rivals in the poll. [AFP]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/maldives_gayoom_afp_061008.jpg "President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, the islands' leader for the past 30 years, faces five bitter rivals in the poll. [AFP]")
![Anti-government demonstrators try to take cover after riot police fired tear gas at protesters blocking Parliament in Bangkok. [Reuters]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/thai_protest_rtr_071008.jpg "Anti-government demonstrators try to take cover after riot police fired tear gas at protesters blocking Parliament in Bangkok. [Reuters]")
![Smoke rises from Mount Soputan on the outskirts of Manado of Indonesia's North Sulawesi province. [Reuters]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/indon_soputan_rtr_071008.jpg "Smoke rises from Mount Soputan on the outskirts of Manado of Indonesia's North Sulawesi province. [Reuters]")
![The quake was felt over a wide area and razed the village of Nura of 960 residents in the Tian Shan mountains at an altitude of 2,000 metres. [AFP]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/kyrgyz_quake_afp_061008.jpg "The quake was felt over a wide area and razed the village of Nura of 960 residents in the Tian Shan mountains at an altitude of 2,000 metres. [AFP]")
![Several members of the United National Party, including the provincial chief, were among those killed in the bomb blast which also left 80 people injured. [AFP]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/lanka_blast_afp_061008.jpg "Several members of the United National Party, including the provincial chief, were among those killed in the bomb blast which also left 80 people injured. [AFP]")
