Two wet women huddle under an umbrella during Typhoon Hagupit in Shenzhen during September 2008.
Tag: storm
Video of Tropical Storm Nuri
A short video of the leading edge of Tropical Storm Nuri hitting the Chinese Mainland (Shenzhen, Guangdong Province).
a big wind a’blowin
China’s State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters said on Tuesday night it has launched a level-three disaster control emergency response to cope with tropical storm Kammuri.
no school: typhoons and email
Typhoon Fengshen rolled through Shenzhen yesterday. School was canceled city-wide, officials anticipating damage from the killer storm. Dorm students were confined to their quarters, many not pleased. Six to a room and a raging typhoon do not happy campers make. Typhoon Fengshen, named by China and meaning God of Wind, left a swath of destruction…
a slight break in the rain
There was a short break in the never-ending rain this week (above). Like all good things, it didn’t last. Last Friday the storm set a record, dumping more rain in one day than any in the last 50 years. The road outside my school flooded, denying access to the buses that ferry the students home…
Two showers
It’s not 10 am quite yet and I have had two showers. The first was a hasty wash and shave after a phone call from a colleague. There was a summer camp applicant in his office, a walk-in, could I come speak to her? No. I was working from home. Can you speak to her…