Rescuers with backhoes and chainsaws began clearing the debris in the Philippines on Tuesday after Typhoon Fung-wong, as floodwaters receded from hundreds of villages and the death toll from the storm rose to 25.

Hurricane Melissa is nearing landfall on Jamaica, poised to become the strongest storm to hit the island in 174 years of recorded history.

Residents along the Pacific seaboard of the Philippines evacuated their homes on Saturday after Tropical Storm Fengshen made landfall, prompting warnings of coastal flooding.

Hurricane Erick made landfall on Mexico's southeastern coast early Thursday as a Category 4 storm, but officials reported no deaths or injuries.

Hurricane Oscar has made landfall in eastern Cuba, packing winds of nearly 80mph (130km/h) on the third day of a nearly nationwide power outage, News.Az reports citing BBC .

Typhoon Gaemi, the third typhoon of this year, made landfall in eastern Taiwan's Yilan County at around midnight Thursday, leaving two dead and 201 injured, local authorities said.