Zoo official pleads for help to find ostriches, raccoons and other missing animals, warns the public not to get too close.

After devastating the western Pacific islands, Bavi’s catastrophic winds are expected to hit the eastern Chinese coast over the weekend.

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The storm is expected to hit Taiwan before approaching Fujian and Zhejiang provinces on the mainland coast, raising flood risks in regions already battered by Typhoon Maysak and…

Zoo official pleads for help to find ostriches, raccoons and other missing animals, warns the public not to get too close.

Across region, residents stock up, airlines cancel or reschedule flights, school is disrupted and zoo appeals for help finding lost animals.

China and Taiwan are bracing for possibly the most destructive tropical storm in years as Typhoon Bavi churned southeast of Taiwan, with winds near 200km/h, and as parts of China…

China, Taiwan and Japan braced for what may be the most destructive tropical storm in years as Super Typhoon Bavi, a storm roughly the width of France at about 1,000km, churned…

The typhoon’s huge size – over 1,300km diameter – and moisture plume will bring heavy rainfall to eastern and central China.