Toward the flood disaster of serious UN inspections

 (Korea Anju AP) - North Korea will again be rolling heavy rain Sunday and Monday against large areas of farmland and a large number of buildings have been water flooded, many people with their livestock and climbed to the roof to escape the flood. The plan of United Nations personnel Tuesday to North Korea flood inspections in order to understand the disaster severity.

4 killed by landslides in Yunnan's Pu'er city

Heavy rain in Pu'er city in southwest China’s Yunnan province has triggered landslides. So far, 4 people have been confirmed dead, 14 are missing and 30-thousand have been forced to evacuate. Bridges and a number of houses have also been destroyed. One river has seen its flow reach 800 times that of normal.

SE China braces for Typhoon Saola

Taiwan has issued warnings of torrential rain and gale force winds for most of the island, as Typhoon Saola approaches. The Typhoon is expected to move towards southeast China’s coastal regions. Forecasters say rainstorms and gales are likely to affect the provinces of Fujian and Zhejiang on Thursday and Friday.

Saola is the ninth typhoon this year, following close behind Typhoon Vicente which swept over southeast China in recent days.

Typhoon Saola causes flooding in Philippines

Typhoon Saola has sent waves as tall as palm trees crashing over sea defenses and causing widespread flooding in the Philippine capital, Manila, forcing residents to wade through waist-deep water.

The US embassy compound was among buildings forced to close Wednesday because of the surging torrents of brown water. Fierce wind and heavy rain from the slow-moving, offshore typhoon had killed at least 10 people by Tuesday after displacing 145,000 others.

Typhoon Saola has now moved away from the Philippines after lashing two-thirds of the nation since Sunday.

Taiwan on alert as typhoon Saola approaches

Taiwan has issued warnings of torrential rain and strong winds for most of the island as slow-moving, Typhoon Saola, approaches.

The typhoon could bring up to 1,000 millimetres of rain to parts of Taiwan over the rest of the week.

The storm is likely to skirt the northern tip of the island on Thursday, though there's a chance it could also make landfall. Heavy rain has hit the capital, Taipei.

Coal mine flooding traps 12 in north China

TAIYUAN, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Twelve people were trapped after a coal mine flooding Wednesday morning in north China's Shanxi Province, according to local authorities.

Death toll from Xinjiang mudslide rises to 16

XINYUAN, Xinjiang, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from a mudslide that buried an iron ore mine in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Tuesday morning has climbed to 16, local authorities said Wednesday.