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A tropical storm Megi recently swept over the Philippines causing landslides that have claimed the lives of over 25 people. This is the first tropical storm to hit the country since a major typhoon last December. Rescue crews are still struggling to retrieve people stranded in the eastern and southern coasts. Megi – known locally as Agaton – hit the ...

Japanese authorities have advised a big number of settlers to evacuate on Friday as ‘unprecedented’ levels of torrential rains hit western Japan. This increased the risk of floods and landslides according to the weather agency in the country. They forecast the downpours to continue for several days over a large swathe of the country from the northern Tohoku region to ...