Southern Thailand was on alert Thursday ahead of the arrival of Tropical Storm Pabuk, which is expected to plow through the Gulf of Thailand and across to the Andaman Sea over three days. 
 
The storm was moving with sustained winds of 65kph through the tip of Indochina and was expected to hit the Gulf of Thailand Thursday, the Thai Meteorological Department said in a weather warning Thursday morning. 
 
Waves are expected to reach 3-5 meters high in the Gulf, and 2-3 meters in the Andaman Sea. 
 
“People in the Gulf should be aware of inshore surges. All ships should keep ashore lasting 5 January 2019,” the department said. 
 
The warning said the storm will affect provinces of Chumphon, Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung, Songkhla, Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat, Krabi, Trang and Satun from Thursday with “isolated torrential downpours and strong wind.” 
 
From Friday, the same provinces plus Phetchaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Ranong, Phangnga and Phuket will also be affected, according to the department. 
 
Seatran Discovery ferries said on its website that most of their services had been canceled from Thursday to Saturday. 
 
Lomprayah High Speed Catamarans said on its website that Thursday’s 18.15 Koh Pangan to Koh Tao crossing is canceled, as are all routes on Friday. They will resume again on Saturday from midday depending on conditions. 
 
Many fisherman have pulled their boats out of the water and back from the beaches.

Southern Thailand was on alert Thursday ahead of the arrival of Tropical Storm Pabuk, which is expected to plow through the Gulf of Thailand and across to the Andaman Sea over three days.

Southern Thailand was on alert Thursday ahead of the arrival of Tropical Storm Pabuk, which is expected to plow through the Gulf of Thailand and across to the Andaman Sea over three days. The storm was moving with sustained winds of 65kph through the tip of Indochina and was expected to hit the Gulf of Thailand Thursday, the Thai Meteorological Department said in a weather warning Thursday morning. Waves are expected to reach 3-5 meters high in the Gulf, and 2-3 meters in the Andaman Sea. “People in the Gulf should be aware of inshore surges. All ships should keep ashore lasting 5 January 2019,” the department said. The warning said the storm will affect provinces of Chumphon, Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung, Songkhla, Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat, Krabi, Trang and Satun from Thursday with “isolated torrential downpours and strong wind.” From Friday, the same provinces plus Phetchaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Ranong, Phangnga and Phuket will also be affected, according to the department. Seatran Discovery ferries said on its website that most of their services had been canceled from Thursday to Saturday. Lomprayah High Speed Catamarans said on its website that Thursday’s 18.15 Koh Pangan to Koh Tao crossing is canceled, as are all routes on Friday. They will resume again on Saturday from midday depending on conditions. Many fisherman have pulled their boats out of the water and back from the beaches.

Southern Thailand braces for tropical storm Prabuk

Some 200 people have been killed in the southern Philippines after a tropical storm battered the archipelago nation&#39;s second-largest island, triggering heavy flooding and landslides that have ravaged towns and displaced tens of thousands.&nbsp;

Tropical storm Tembin lashed Mindanao island, home to 20 million people, on Friday with gusts of 125 kilometers (80 miles) an hour and torrential rain, wiping out at least one mountain village and prompting a massive rescue operation over the weekend.&nbsp;Police said 144 people remained missing while more than 40,000 had fled to evacuation camps as Tembin roared out into the South China Sea early Sunday.

A total of 70,000 have been displaced or affected by the storm according to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), which warned that continued heavy rain could hamper the search for survivors.&nbsp;&quot;People left everything behind when they fled for their lives,&quot; the IFRC&#39;s Philippines operations and programmes manager Patrick Elliott said in a statement.

The Philippines is pummelled by major storms every year, many of them deadly, but Mindanao tends to be less affected.&nbsp;Footage shows vast tracts of land on the island are now under brown water, often waist deep as local try to flee to safer ground.&nbsp;

Local police said 135 people were killed and 72 were missing in the northern section of Mindanao, while 47 were dead and 72 missing in the impoverished Zamboanga peninsula on its western side.&nbsp;Another 18 people perished in the province of Lanao del Sur in the center of the island.

Village erased

One of the places hit hardest by the storm was the mountain village of Dalama, which was virtually erased from the map.&nbsp;Footage filmed by Filipino television network ABS-CBN showed houses destroyed or engulfed by floodwaters there and rescuers retrieving the body of a dead girl buried in a landslide.

Police, soldiers, and volunteers used shovels and their bare hands to dig through mud and debris in their search for survivors.&nbsp;&quot;The flood was already closed and the people were not able to get out from their homes,&quot; Armando Sangcopan, an elderly male survivor, told the station.

Rescuers said a total of 103 houses were carried off by rampaging floodwaters in Dalama.&nbsp;The storm approached the western island of Palawan, a popular tourist draw, late Saturday and swept into the South China Sea before dawn, the state weather service said.

&quot;So far zero casualties, but we have accounts of some people missing,&quot; Palawan civil defence chief Zaldy Ablana told DZMM radio in an interview on Sunday.&nbsp;But in a Palawan fishing village, a 53-year-old man was killed by a crocodile while securing his boat in a river.

Tembin struck less than a week after Tropical Storm Kai-Tak left scores dead and more than 20 missing in the central Philippines, straining the disaster-prone nation&#39;s already stretched resources.&nbsp;The deadliest typhoon to hit the country is still Haiyan, which killed thousands and destroyed entire towns in heavily populated areas of the central Philippines in November 2013.&nbsp;

Tropical storm Tembin lashed Mindanao island, home to 20 million people, on Friday with gusts of 125 kilometres an hour and torrential rain

Some 200 people have been killed in the southern Philippines after a tropical storm battered the archipelago nation's second-largest island, triggering heavy flooding and landslides that have ravaged towns and displaced tens of thousands. Tropical storm Tembin lashed Mindanao island, home to 20 million people, on Friday with gusts of 125 kilometers (80 miles) an hour and torrential rain, wiping out at least one mountain village and prompting a massive rescue operation over the weekend. Police said 144 people remained missing while more than 40,000 had fled to evacuation camps as Tembin roared out into the South China Sea early Sunday. A total of 70,000 have been displaced or affected by the storm according to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), which warned that continued heavy rain could hamper the search for survivors. "People left everything behind when they fled for their lives," the IFRC's Philippines operations and programmes manager Patrick Elliott said in a statement. The Philippines is pummelled by major storms every year, many of them deadly, but Mindanao tends to be less affected. Footage shows vast tracts of land on the island are now under brown water, often waist deep as local try to flee to safer ground. Local police said 135 people were killed and 72 were missing in the northern section of Mindanao, while 47 were dead and 72 missing in the impoverished Zamboanga peninsula on its western side. Another 18 people perished in the province of Lanao del Sur in the center of the island. Village erased One of the places hit hardest by the storm was the mountain village of Dalama, which was virtually erased from the map. Footage filmed by Filipino television network ABS-CBN showed houses destroyed or engulfed by floodwaters there and rescuers retrieving the body of a dead girl buried in a landslide. Police, soldiers, and volunteers used shovels and their bare hands to dig through mud and debris in their search for survivors. "The flood was already closed and the people were not able to get out from their homes," Armando Sangcopan, an elderly male survivor, told the station. Rescuers said a total of 103 houses were carried off by rampaging floodwaters in Dalama. The storm approached the western island of Palawan, a popular tourist draw, late Saturday and swept into the South China Sea before dawn, the state weather service said. "So far zero casualties, but we have accounts of some people missing," Palawan civil defence chief Zaldy Ablana told DZMM radio in an interview on Sunday. But in a Palawan fishing village, a 53-year-old man was killed by a crocodile while securing his boat in a river. Tembin struck less than a week after Tropical Storm Kai-Tak left scores dead and more than 20 missing in the central Philippines, straining the disaster-prone nation's already stretched resources. The deadliest typhoon to hit the country is still Haiyan, which killed thousands and destroyed entire towns in heavily populated areas of the central Philippines in November 2013.

Philippines storm toll crosses 200

A tropical storm has killed at least seven people and left five fishermen missing in Sri Lanka, bringing down trees across main roads and on houses, officials said on Thursday, warning of landslides and flooding in severely hit areas.

Heavy winds hit the island&rsquo;s southern, western and south-central areas.

&ldquo;At the moment, there are reports of seven deaths, five missing, and more than 20,000 affected,&rdquo; said Pradeep Kodippili, spokesman for the state-run Disaster Management Centre.

The government declared a holiday for schools in the rain-hit areas on Thursday.

Floods and landslides killed more than 200 people each year in Sri Lanka. Flash floods and landslides in May killed at least 122 people.

The wettest time of the year in Sri Lanka&rsquo;s south is usually from May to September.

A tropical storm has killed at least seven people and left five fishermen missing in Sri Lanka, bringing down trees across main roads and on houses, officials said on Thursday, warning of landslides and flooding in severely hit areas.

A tropical storm has killed at least seven people and left five fishermen missing in Sri Lanka, bringing down trees across main roads and on houses, officials said on Thursday, warning of landslides and flooding in severely hit areas. Heavy winds hit the island’s southern, western and south-central areas. “At the moment, there are reports of seven deaths, five missing, and more than 20,000 affected,” said Pradeep Kodippili, spokesman for the state-run Disaster Management Centre. The government declared a holiday for schools in the rain-hit areas on Thursday. Floods and landslides killed more than 200 people each year in Sri Lanka. Flash floods and landslides in May killed at least 122 people. The wettest time of the year in Sri Lanka’s south is usually from May to September.

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A landslide triggered by tropical storm Earl left six dead on Saturday in eastern Mexico as heavy rains began to ease up, but officials warned residents to remain prepared for more floods or mudslides. 
 
A couple and their toddler died in Veracruz state when their house was buried, the state&#39;s secretary of civil protection Yolanda Gutierrez Carlin told AFP. The couple&#39;s eight-year-old child was rescued and hospitalized. 
 
Another young couple and their three-year-old child were killed when their home was completely swamped by mud. 
 
Two other people were injured in the state capital when their homes collapsed and at least 40 families in the area have been evacuated as a precaution, Carlin said, also warning of increased water levels in the Jamapa river. 
 
Heavy rains and fierce wind gusts hit Mexico on Thursday after Earl weakened from hurricane status over Central America. 
 
The storm has lost strength but rainfall in the country&#39;s southeastern states could still cause life-threatening flash floods and mudslides, according to the US National Hurricane Center. 
 
Earl swept in from the Caribbean at hurricane strength on Wednesday, striking just south of Belize&#39;s capital, said the NHC. 
 
The Mexican authorities took no chances, evacuating 300 families living close to a river along the border with Belize in the southeastern state of Quintana Roo for fear of flooding. 
 
(AFP)

The Mexican authorities have evacuated 300 families living close to a river along the border with Belize

A landslide triggered by tropical storm Earl left six dead on Saturday in eastern Mexico as heavy rains began to ease up, but officials warned residents to remain prepared for more floods or mudslides. A couple and their toddler died in Veracruz state when their house was buried, the state's secretary of civil protection Yolanda Gutierrez Carlin told AFP. The couple's eight-year-old child was rescued and hospitalized. Another young couple and their three-year-old child were killed when their home was completely swamped by mud. Two other people were injured in the state capital when their homes collapsed and at least 40 families in the area have been evacuated as a precaution, Carlin said, also warning of increased water levels in the Jamapa river. Heavy rains and fierce wind gusts hit Mexico on Thursday after Earl weakened from hurricane status over Central America. The storm has lost strength but rainfall in the country's southeastern states could still cause life-threatening flash floods and mudslides, according to the US National Hurricane Center. Earl swept in from the Caribbean at hurricane strength on Wednesday, striking just south of Belize's capital, said the NHC. The Mexican authorities took no chances, evacuating 300 families living close to a river along the border with Belize in the southeastern state of Quintana Roo for fear of flooding. (AFP)

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