World Weather News
8.10.09 Japan braces for Typhoon Melor. A strong typhoon with wind gusts of more than 210 kilometres per hour is forecast to hit the main Japanese island of Honshu this morning. Typhoon Melor has caused the cancellation of more than 200 flights in western Japan and knocked out power to more than 10,000 homes in the southern islands.
6.10.09. India has Worse Floods in History. While the world’s attention is focused on the disaster zones of Samoa and Sumatra, India has been gripped by the worst floods on record. The Indian authorities are continuing relief efforts in the country’s south where about 250 people have died as a result of the flooding. Some areas have been hit by the highest water levels in more than 100 years.