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Flooding has struck Thailand’s northern Nan province on Wednesday after torrential rains triggered by Tropical Storm Wipha inundated streets and disrupted transportation.
The storm made landfall on Tuesday in Vietnam’s northern provinces of Ninh Binh and Thanh Hoa with wind speeds of up to 74 kph (46 mph), down from approximately 100 kph as it approached the coast, according to Vietnam’s national weather forecasting agency.
Heavy rainfall from the storm has since hit parts of northern Thailand, including Nan province, overwhelming local drainage systems.
Nan’s municipal authority issued its third public warning urging residents to remain vigilant and prepare for potential disaster situations as rain continues to fall.
An eyewitness video from Pua District showed people wading through floodwaters as vehicles navigated submerged streets swept by rushing torrents.
Others were stranded in shops surrounded by rising water.
Some streets were waist-deep in muddy floods as residents tried to move through the area.
Thailand’s Meteorological Department forecasts more heavy rainfall in the coming days, with northeastern provinces expected to bear the brunt of the adverse weather.
The collective-defence agreement between Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signals that regional powers no longer want to rely solely on external security guarantees. Whether it becomes a stabilising deterrent or another axis of rivalry remains unresolved.
Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has slowed, according to the latest data, as uncertainty over the waterway’s reopening kept most shipowners away. Six commodity vessels crossed the strait on Tuesday, down from nine the day before and below the 10-day daily average of 11.
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains limited on Thursday, with no increase in vessel crossings as U.S.-Iran talks to resolve the conflict remained stalled. Nine commodity vessels transited the key waterway on Wednesday, unchanged from the previous day, according to Kpler data.
Iran has said the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the U.S. fulfils the terms of an interim deal, including lifting the maritime blockade and sanctions and releasing Iran’s frozen assets.
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Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains limited on Thursday, with no increase in vessel crossings as U.S.-Iran talks to resolve the conflict remained stalled. Nine commodity vessels transited the key waterway on Wednesday, unchanged from the previous day, according to Kpler data.
South Korea estimates North Korea possesses between 80 and 120 nuclear warheads, its defence minister said on Thursday, citing a range significantly higher than U.S. President Donald Trump's recent assertion that Pyongyang has 57 nuclear weapons.
Russian ballistic missile strikes on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv has killed at least sixteen people and injured more than forty others, Ukrainian officials said, with fires reported across the city and Poland activating defensive air operations.
Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief. Here are the top news stories for the 20th of August, covering the latest developments.
Britain has summoned Israel’s chargé d’affaires and demanded that the Israeli government withdraw a tender for construction in the controversial E1 settlement area in the West Bank.
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