Typhoon Prapiroon roared towards southern China today packing winds of up to 80 mph.

The Asia-wide death toll from Tropical Storm Chanchu rose to 91 today, with nearly 250 Vietnamese fisherman still missing at sea and 28 reported dead as the tempest moved offshore again after battering southern China.

Powerful storm Chanchu killed two children in southern China today to bring its death toll in Asia to 39, while flooding scores of homes in an area where more than 600,000 people were evacuated.

Typhoon Chanchu roared towards Hong Kong and China’s southern coast today, just days after killing nearly 40 people and leaving thousands homeless in the Philippines.

A killer typhoon picked up speed today as it spun closer to Hong Kong, forcing the city to urge small ships and fishing boats on the open seas to seek shelter from the storm – the strongest on record to enter the South China Sea in May.

Torrential rains and flooding from Typhoon Talim killed at least 10 people and left 15 missing in eastern China, the government said today.

Nearly 600,000 people were evacuated as Typhoon Talim ploughed into southern China today, packing winds of up to 114mph.

Authorities evacuated more than one million people as Typhoon Matsa slammed into the coast of southeast of China’s biggest city today, killing at least one person and knocking down street signs and buildings.

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the Indonesian coast today, Hong Kong seismologists said.

A strong earthquake struck off Indonesia’s Sumatra island today, causing people to flee their homes, the state news agency said. There were no reports of damage or injuries.

A strong earthquake hit near the Indonesian island of Sumatra today, Hong Kong seismologists said.

Two strong earthquakes hit near the Indonesian island of Sumatra today, Hong Kong seismologists said, likely aftershocks of the powerful 8.7-magnitude quake that hit the region last week.

Two strong earthquakes shook several islands in northeastern Indonesia but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said today.

Panic briefly spread through the streets of Madras after residents felt the shocks of an earthquake off the coast of the remote Andaman islands.

A 6.2-MAGNITUDE earthquake yesterday struck near the site of last week’s tsunami-inducing quake off Indonesia’s coast, the Hong Kong Observatory said.

The known death toll from Asia’s earthquake and tsunami catastrophe passed 124,000 today as a deluge from the skies added to the misery in many of the affected nations.

A strong earthquake has hit Indonesia, the Hong Kong Observatory said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

A powerful earthquake shook Indonesia’s tourist islands of Bali and Lombok today, injuring nearly 30 people and damaging dozens of buildings, officials and witnesses said.

ONE of the most powerful typhoons in years ripped into southern China yesterday after killing at least 10 people in the Philippines and injuring dozens more.

A massive earthquake rocked Indonesia’s Sumatra island today injuring at least 42 people, damaging houses and causing residents to panic and run into the streets.

A massive earthquake rocked Indonesia’s Sumatra island today injuring dozens of people, damaging houses and causing residents to panic and run into the streets.

Flooding and landslides, caused by storms in southern China, have killed 14 people.

An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale has struck in Indonesia.