The strongest typhoon this year has slammed into the central Philippines, setting off landslides and knocking out power and communication lines in several provinces. At least four people have died.

The world’s strongest typhoon of the year has slammed into the Philippines.

The strongest cyclone to threaten India in more than a decade is approaching its east coast as authorities drove tens of thousands of villagers from their coastal homes to government shelters inland.

There is a warning a super typhoon, moving towards Hong Kong and China, could cause serious damage.

A second storm was heading towards Burma’s devastated Irrawaddy delta region tonight.

The United Nations said today another cyclone was forming near Burma, less than two weeks after it was devastated by a killer storm.

At least 12 people have died from Cyclone Gonu in the Arabian Peninsula sultanate, a spokesman for the Royal Oman Police told Oman TV today.

Cyclone Gonu battered Oman’s coast yesterday with fierce winds and torrential rains, forcing thousands from their homes and shutting down oil installations before heading towards the world’s most important crude oil tanker route.

Thousands of people have fled low-lying areas in Oman as the strongest cyclone to hit the region in 60 years heads towards the oil-rich Persian Gulf, with southern Iran next in its path.