Typhoon Meranti News

Typhoon Meranti Insured Losses in China Could Top $1 Billion: AIR Worldwide

Insured losses on mainland China from September’s Typhoon Meranti are expected to fall between $650 million (CNY 4.3 billion) and $1.15 billion (CNY 7.7 billion). According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, the wide range in its modeled insured losses …

Typhoon Megi Hits Taiwan, Bringing 20 Foot Waves, Power Cuts; RMS Comments

Typhoon Megi lashed Taiwan with wind and rain on Tuesday, bringing 20-foot-high waves and knocking pedestrians off their feet in Taipei. More than 280,000 households lost electricity, state-owned utility Taiwan Power said on its website. About 5,000 people were evacuated, …

Typhoon Meranti Hits China; 6 Reported Dead, More Missing

At least six people died and six are missing as Typhoon Meranti, the strongest storm in the world this year, passed through China. The storm, which earlier killed one person and injured several in Taiwan, claimed three lives and left …

Super Typhoon Meranti Batters Taiwan: Risk Modelers AIR, RMS Assess Impact

Super Typhoon Meranti delivered very strong wind, high storm surge, and flooding precipitation to southern Taiwan as it passed through Luzon Strait near noon local time Wednesday. According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, the strongest storm in the world …

China’s Fujian Province Braces for Super Typhoon Meranti

Already equivalent to a Category 4 hurricane with maximum 10-minute sustained winds of 115 knots (212 km/h, 132 mph), super typhoon Meranti is expected to strengthen during the next few days and then make landfall on the coast of Fujian …