Typhoon lashes the Philippines

Swirling ... NASA satellite image of Typhoon Megi

A SUPER typhoon lashed the Philippines with huge waves, torrential rain and ferocious winds this morning.

Electricity poles were toppled, one man drowned and massive emergency preparations were triggered after Typhoon Megi struck.

Thousands sought shelter while authorities warned millions of residents and rice farmers along the typhoon's path to prepare for damage to crops, homes and power lines.

Flood-ravaged areas of China and Vietnam were also bracing for more rains from the powerful storm.

Megi packed winds of 140mph and gusts of 162mph as it made landfall at Palanan Bay in north-eastern Isabela province.

It is expected to move on toward southern China, which has already evacuated more than 100,000 people from villages because of earlier flooding.

The typhoon, bringing nearly two inches of rain per hour, Megi was the most powerful typhoon to hit the Philippines in four years, government forecasters said.

SURGING currents sucked a bus off a flooded highway and swept away 20 of its passengers, including a girl ripped from her mother's arms, as flooding caused 30 deaths in Vietnam

New 463-ft. 'Dream Ship' Will Be World's Largest Sailing Superyacht

The incredible 289-ft. Maltese Falcon is still the world's largest, best designed, and most expensive sailing yacth - but not for much longer. Turkish yachtbuilder Dream Ship Victory just signed a contract with the same team that designed the Maltese – naval architects Dykstra & Partners and Ken Freivokh Design – on a new 463-ft. sailing superyacth (above) that will literally dwarf the competition and become one of the largest yachts in the world. Unlike the Maltese however the new Dream Ship will be constructed entirely of wood, and will boast four masts to the Falcon's three. An initial concept of the new behemoth, which features an Art Deco-inspired streamlined design, was presented at the Monaco Yacht Show on the Dykstra & Partners stand and construction is slated to begin in 2011.

Lambang Batman di Jepun

PETA enjin carian Google menunjukkan lambang seperti Batman (dalam bulatan) di Pangkalan Tentera Udara Amerika Syarikat (AS) di Kadena, Pulau Okinawa, Jepun.

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KADENA, Jepun - Beberapa gambar pemandangan udara yang diperoleh daripada enjin carian Google di Internet menemui lambang Batman pada sebuah hangar di Jepun, lapor sebuah akhbar semalam.

Simbol adi wira itu ditemui oleh seorang pengguna peta Google yang tertera pada bumbung sebuah hangar di Pangkalan Udara Kadena milik Tentera Udara Amerika Syarikat di sini, pulau Okinawa.

Lambang itu dicat dengan warna putih pada salah sebuah hangar yang menempatkan pesawat-pesawat pejuang skuadron Ke-44 Tentera Udara AS.

Skuadron berkenaan yang mengendalikan jet F-15 Eagle, menggunakan kelawar sebagai simbolnya. - Agensi