Philippine authorities in Luzon order the evacuation of thousands as Typhoon Goni approaches as a category 5 storm, the world's strongest this year. It is expected to make landfall on Sunday and is also the strongest since Typhoon Haiyan, which killed more than 6,300 people in 2013. 2020-10-31
Around 40 people die in Vietnam and Cambodia as Tropical Storm Nangka impacts the area. Scores of others, including rescue workers, are missing. Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc orders more rescue troops to be sent to the region. 2020-10-13
Typhoon Haishen approaches Japan, threatening the coasts of Okinawa and the island of Kyushu. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga says the government is setting up a crisis response team and urges people to take precautions. Officials compare the typhoon to Typhoon Vera, which in 1959 killed more than 5,000 people. 2020-09-5
The "Rodong Sinmun" reports that the North Korean government has "punished" local officials for failing to evacuate residents amid the landfall of Typhoon Maysak, resulting in a "serious incident" involving numerous casualties. 2020-09-5
Rescuers find a second survivor from the presumed wreck of the Panamanian-flagged cargo ship "Gulf Livestock 1". A body was also pulled from the East China Sea. 2020-09-4
Panamanian-flagged cargo ship "Gulf Livestock 1" with 43 crew members and thousands of cattle onboard is reported missing in the East China Sea. The Japan Coast Guard says it has found one person drifting in rough waters in a lifejacket. A distress signal was sent from the ship shortly before disappearing. 2020-09-3
Typhoon Maysak, the strongest typhoon of the season, makes landfall along the southern coast of the Korean Peninsula, southwest of Busan, South Korea. 2020-09-3
North and South Korea prepare to receive Typhoon Bavi which is already lashing the South Korean island of Jeju flooding roads, toppling trees, ripping off signboards and knocking down lampposts as it passed over waters off the island’s western shores. No casualties are reported. 2020-08-26