Typhoon in China

 

Flooding and landslides triggered by Typhoon Fanapi have now killed 54 people and left at least 42 missing in southern China.

 

The map above shows that Guangdong is in southern China and is where it has hit.

 

A Typhoon is the name used in east Asia for a Hurricane. It is a type of cyclone occurring in the western regions of the Pacific Ocean. A typhoon is similar to a hurricane in levels of destructiveness.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11395575

Ever found it hard to remember ALL the countries of the world?

Major New Zealand Eathquake

It is a summer of natural disasters in various locations, one in Christchurch, New Zealand in the early hours of September the 4th.


A 7.1 magnitude quake struck a few miles outside the city at 4.35am

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11191105
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11183685
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38993181/ns/world_news-asiapacific/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/sep/04/new-zealand-earthquake-curfew

Indonesia volcano erupts

Yet another natural disaster but in Indonesia this time.  The volcano has been dormant for 400 years and now it has erupted again sending several kilometres of ash into the air.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11127918
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38590966/ns/world_news-asia-pacific

Landslide in Guatemalan

The mud crashed onto the roads of Guatemalan as a crowd tried to dig out vehicles buried by a previous landslide.

Here are a couple of links to look at with lots of different information, as usual the bbc ones are the best with videos, photos and text.
 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11198481
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11194676
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1309278/Mudslides-kill-38-bus-buried-Guatemalan-storms.html
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/4/20100905/twl-up-to-100-buried-by-guatemala-landsl-41f21e0.html
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39016275/ns/world_news-americas/