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Hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated from the coastal areas of the Chinese city of Shanghai as Typhoon In-Fa hits the coast to its south. All flights to the city and high-speed train services have been suspended. Shanghai issued the second-highest-level typhoon warning as In-Fa is expected to …

A landslide buried nine people on Wednesday in China’s Hubei province, the People’s Daily newspaper reported, after some of the heaviest rain in decades brought floods that have killed more than 100 people. The landslide occurred in Huangmei County in the early hours and efforts were being made to rescue …

A dashboard camera has caught the moment a powerful explosion happened, reportedly in China’s Zhejiang Province. The blast’s force apparently propelled a large piece of debris, as if launched from a cannon. Reports say the tank, which apparently was seen in the shocking video, flew several hundred meters before landing …

At least 22 people were killed and a dozen others were missing after Typhoon Lekima triggered a landslide in eastern China. The cyclone left a trail of destruction in its wake and caused the evacuation of over one million people. The enormous cyclone made landfall in the province of Zhejiang …

China has issued its top warning as winds of up to 130mph are expected to thrash the coastal Zhejiang province, south of Shanghai. Authorities have issued a red alert over Typhoon Lekima, which is also expected to bring heavy rains. Offices and schools were closed in Taiwan on Friday as …