• Typhoon Wipha strikes southern China, Vietnam braces for landfall and flooding

    Typhoon Wipha made landfall near Taishan, southern China at 09:50 UTC (17:50 local time) on July 20, 2025, producing wind gusts up to 167 km/h (104 mph), torrential rainfall, and widespread transport disruption across Hong Kong and Guangdong. Now a strong tropical storm, Wipha is forecast to re-emerge over the Gulf of Tonkin and make a second landfall in northern Vietnam late on July 22.

  • At least 14 dead and thousands displaced after heavy monsoon rains in South Korea

    Torrential rains between July 16 and 20, 2025, caused widespread flooding and landslides across central and southern South Korea, killing at least 14 people, displacing thousands, and damaging key infrastructure. Some regions recorded nearly 800 mm (31.5 inches) of rain in less than five days, with hourly rainfall rates exceeding 115 mm (4.5 inches), prompting the highest-level landslide and flood alerts nationwide.

  • Tropical Storm Wipha enhances southwest monsoon, triggers flooding across Luzon, Philippines

    Tropical Storm Wipha, known as Crising in the Philippines, enhanced the southwest monsoon over Luzon, Philippines, on July 18, 2025, bringing heavy rainfall and flooding across multiple regions. The system maintained maximum winds of 75 km/h (47 mph) and gusts up to 90 km/h (56 mph), moving west-northwest at 20 km/h (12 mph) before nearing the Babuyan Islands.