Rick Storm Passed East of the Pacific Ocean

Rick storm passed east of the Pacific Ocean toward Mexico, Monday 19 October 2009, after a turbulent sea water resulted in killing one person on the beach at the southern tip of Baja California peninsula. Hurricane Rick, who predicted hit luxury resorts around the Baja California Wednesday morning, began to weaken a Category 1 storm with maximum wind speed of 140 kilometers per hour and its strength is expected to decline a Tropical Cyclone before it reaches land.

A man from Sinaloa state, the adjacent, drowned to death on Sunday, when he was trapped by a wave and slammed into the rocks on the beach near Los Cabos, according to media reports. On Monday, business owners put plywood on their windows and residents gather sandbags during storm warnings posted for the area. Some U.S. citizens who hobby fishing tournament postponed a scheduled three days starting Wednesday and usually attract dozens of Americans.

Hurricane Rick was the seventh storm of hurricane season in the Pacific ocean tumir. Last month, the storm Jimena, with Category 4 storm, pounding the Baja California with strong winds and heavy rains, killing an elderly man whose house was filled with water. U.S. National Hurrican Center, Monday, warned that several inches of rainfall can cause flash floods and landslides that threaten life and said seawater would be bumpy for the next two days, can cause dangerous conditions for surfers.

However, many hotel guests optimistic and wait to see whether the storm will weaken in the next few hours. "They expect the storm will move away from Cabo," said Mauricio Balderrama, General Manager Cabo Surf Hotel. Until Monday night, the storm rick was 495 kilometers southwest of Cabo San Lucas travel, and moving northwest at about 11 kilometers per hour.

Typhoon Melor Threatening Industrial Center

Melor typhoon moved toward the main islands of Japan, and threatened industrial centers of the densely populated country with heavy rains and strong winds. According to Japan Meteorological Agency, Melor probably the most powerful typhoon that hit the main islands of the country in more than 10 years if the rain. Images on television showed waves hit the coast of a small island in southern Japan, while the storm was moving northeastward toward the northern main island of Honshu. At 07.00 am local time, the typhoon was located 250 kilometers south of Tanegashima, 1,000 kilometers southwest of Tokyo and the rocket launch site.

Typhoon Melor going to rain in central Japan to the west of Tokyo. Rainfall is 400 mm high is expected to happen within the next 24 hours in the Tokai region, which includes industrial center of Nagoya. Meteorology agency also warned of strong winds and flooding across southern Japan. Toyota Motor Corp. Company may not be open factories in the Nagoya area because of hurricane. An official at the oil refinery Nippon Oil's Oita on the island of Kyushu, southern Japan, said the storm did not affect refinery operations or the delivery of oil. Nansei Sekiyu refinery in Okinawa KK said, causing high waves put off delivery of oil. Melor, which previously was Berkategori 5 super typhoon, now category 1, which tracks network said Tropical Storm Risk. Category 1 typhoon with winds up to 153 km per hour.

Melor Typhoon hit Japan

Melor typhoon hit Japan on Thursday, 8 October 2009, causing damage to buildings and roads, halted train services, and hundreds of canceled flights. In that event, one person was reported killed and dozens more injured by the storm this Melor. Melor reach Japan's main island, early morning Thursday, with strong winds. The rain storm that brought hurricane soaked streets and houses, uprooted trees and electric poles. The government had previously issued warnings of landslides, floods, strong winds, heavy rain and high waves.

According to Japan Meteorological Agency, after arriving near Chita Peninsula in Aichi Prefecture, Thursday morning, the hurricane season 18 it moves to the northeast at 50 kilometers per hour at around 07.00 am local time. Dense in Tokyo, train service delay or cancel trains travel at many points. As a result, many passengers piled on the number of stations on the clock in a busy working. A total of 12 service "bullet train" Tokaido Shinkansen is also canceled. Line train hit a lot of fallen trees or inundated by water.


Toyota Motor Corp. said, the company plans to stop production at all factories in Japan this Thursday due to the hurricane. Television news showed a lot of houses damaged by landslides in the island of Okinawa and Kyushu, southern Japan."All night we were facing strong winds and heavy rains," said Vishal Jani, city officials in Matsuzaka, Mie Prefecture. However, he said there were no reports of serious damage and the sky was now clear.