Typhoon

The ship sunk on July 20 and now 1,300 shipping containers are floating throughout the harbor.

The storm has the same strength as a Category 5 hurricane.

Meteorologists expect the Category 4 storm to make landfall on U.S. territory Wednesday afternoon, bringing catastrophic winds and life-threatening storm surge.

The typhoon is the strongest the island has seen since Pongsona in 2002.

The storm, named Cyclone Mocha, reached wind speeds of up to 175 mph as it gathered momentum over the Bay of Bengal before making landfall in Myanmar.

A viral Tweet has revealed to the internet that hurricanes never seem to move across the equator into the Southern Hemisphere.

Five government rescue workers died following the flooding unleashed by the super typhoon.

The storm has already killed at least one person, injured dozens others and displaced thousands.

The Japanese Prime Minister told people to evacuate affected regions "without hesitation."

Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy said Saturday that he declared "a disaster for communities impacted" by the extreme weather.

A Category 5 typhoon is heading towards a nuclear plant in South Korea, leading to the plant decreasing its reactor run rates to 30 percent.

Arthur Yap, governor of Bohol province, said if the government does not send more food and aid, his residents might get desperate and hungry and start looting.

Before it exited into the South China Sea on Friday, Typhoon Rai walloped the group of islands with sustained winds of 121 mph and gusts as high as 168 mph.

"I have never experienced such ferocity of the wind in my life and we were not even directly hit," said Iloilo Mayor Jerry Trenas.

The rapidly strengthening storm has been moving around the West Coast since the weekend, causing widespread strong wind and heavy rainfall.

The impact of the potential typhoon is unknown due to the storm not having formed yet, but meteorological projections estimate the storm to have 65 mph winds.

A thunderstorm advisory has been issued in parts of Luzon, the country's largest and most populous island.

Authorities warned that the storm, also known as Typhoon Phanfone, could knock out power, damage homes and disrupt electrical power.

Several areas of the Philippines are under an extreme flood advisory including the Eastern Visayas, Bicol and Calabarzon regions.

At least 33 people have died in Japan after Typhoon Hagibis —reportedly one of the most powerful storms to hit the area since the 1950s—tore across the country this weekend.

Currently the typhoon has maximum sustained wind speeds of around 120 miles per hour, equivalent to a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.

World Rugby has taken the unprecedented decision to cancel two games, with England vs France and New Zealand vs Italy both called off.

The Super Typhoon is heading towards Tokyo and Yokohama and could have a severe impact on two games this weekend.

Hagabis, this year's nineteenth named typhoon will cause damage and coastal flooding in the U.S. territories of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. It may also hit Japan in the coming week.

Chloe Haines, 25, was arrested on June 22 after hurling death threats during a Jet2 flight from London Stansted to Dalaman in Turkey. Fighter jets were scrambled to escort the diverted plane to ground.

The storm is "a historically significant event," one scientist said.

A public health emergency was declared after Yutu slammed through the Northern Mariana Islands on Wednesday.

The storm was already battering Okinawa with severe winds and rain.

At least 18 people were injured by the storm in Okinawa.

Trami was packing winds of up to 155 mph.