Typhoon Ragasa introduced Hong Kong and swathes of southern China to a standstill this week after barreling by means of distant islands within the Philippines and mountainous areas of Taiwan.
The powerful storm triggered landslides, flooding and big waves. In Taiwan, no less than 14 individuals died and 31 others had been nonetheless lacking Thursday after a pure dam collapsed a day earlier, unleashing 68 million tons of water and flooding the close by Guangfu township.
The Philippines, Taiwan and southern China expertise multiple typhoons annually, however the human-caused local weather disaster has made storms extra unpredictable and excessive.
Here are among the tales that made headlines over the previous week, in addition to some images that caught our eye.
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