but the ample moisture is all the way towards southwestern islands of japan and northern taiwan. in okinawa, we're talking about additional of 250 millimeters. so the total accumulation, and especially kabi in okinawa may add up to 400 millimeters. this is the path it will be taking. looking pretty messy in the next 48 hours, flooding, landslides, mudslides, these will be at high risk. high pressure dominates much of elsewhere in asia. the korean peninsula, japan looking pretty dry for you. though temperature up in northern japan, though, is going to be dropping significantly. we may see some snow accumulating up to about ten centimeters in higher elevations in hokkaido. tokyo, 22 degrees, seoul 20 degrees and shanghai at 22 and taipei, 27 degrees. here in north america, let's first talk about ophelia, as you can see the clouds quickly passing through the newfoundland area, moving at speed of almost 70 kilometers per hour, this tropical storm ophelia. and it is going to be bringing tropical storm watches to much of newfoundland, along the peninsula. elsewhere in the states we hav

. >>> a cargo ship has run aground off northern taiwan amid high waves caused by typhoon nogai. four crew members are dead and six are missing. taiwan's coast guard administration said on monday the vessel got stuck off the harbor in the morning. the ship split into two. of the 21 crew members on board, 10 were thrown into the sea leaving four dead and six others missing. their nationalities are not yet known. the craft was registered in panama. it left kelong harbor for china on sunday as the typhoon passed over the south china sea. the administration said it will continue searching for the missing and interview the survivors to investigate the accident. >>> a group of militants assaulted three mining firms on the southern philippine island of mindenao on monday. japanese workers at a plant near one of the sites have all been confirmed safe. according to the japanese embassy in manila, about 50 armed rebels raided and occupied a nickel mining company for several hours in the province of surigao del norte. in a neighboring compound, 65 japanese employees were constructing a smel

for southeast asia, looking at tropical showers and downpours for areas like the northern philippines, taiwan and indochina peninsula. towards cambodia, southern thailand looking on the wet side today. highs for tuesday looking at 34 expected in bangkok with some thundershowers. 26 meanwhile for hong kong. things cooling off in shanghai. only 18 degrees today. beijing 16, 11 in seoul. tokyo, 27 degrees. it does warm up during the daytime, as you head into the evening hours, the companies are going to be dropping dramatically. getting a look at the u.s. or rather the caribbean where we're seeing the most activity now. we have a hurricane here, rina, that formed. currently category one hurricane, and it is a fairly compact system, not really impacting a wide area. it is packing pretty strong winds and looking to become a major hurricane in the next couple days. still on a strengthening track. it may approach yucatan peninsula later this week. by then it weakens to category one or two hurricane. right now rainfall in slight amounts, honduras and belize and southern mexico. and we may see stronge

energized as we head on into the weekend, bringing more downpours across not only the northern philippines and also into taiwanan is also being affected by this front which is getting ready to leave eastern china. move up towards japan. it is going to be a very wet and stormy weekend for many of us across japan and in terms of the accumulation of the rainfall, this is what we're looking at in the next 24 hours. anywhere you're seeing in the red here down towards the south and particularly along the pacific edge, 250 millimeters in the next 24 hours. and maybe even about 150 here in eastern tokyo. these are going to be, we can add to the totals in the next 48 hours as the heavy rain makes its way up towards the north. not only that, but after the rain pulls away, there's going to be a separate system moving across into hokkaido, so sunday into monday it's going to be wet towards the north as well. though it probably won't be quite as severe. 25 degrees in tokyo with showers tomorrow. 17 in seoul, 20 in beijing. cool anywhere ulan bator, just eight for the high. shanghai looking at 23. a little bit cooler in tai

energized as we head on into the weekend, bringing more downpours across not only the northern philippines and also into taiwan. taiwan is also being affected by this front which is getting ready to leave eastern china. move up towards japan. it is going to be a very wet and stormy weekend for many of us across japan and in terms of the accumulation of the rainfall, this is what we're looking at in the next 24 hours. anywhere you're seeing in the red here down towards the south and particularly along the pacific edge, 250 millimeters in the next 24 hours. and maybe even about 150 here in eastern tokyo. these are going to be, we can add to the totals in the next 48 hours as the heavy rain makes its way up towards the north. not only that, but after the rain pulls away, there's going to be a separate system moving across into hokkaido, so sunday into monday it's going to be wet towards the north as well. though it probably won't be quite as severe. 25 degrees in tokyo with showers tomorrow. 17 in seoul, 20 in beijing. cooler in ulan bator, just eight for the high. shanghai looking at 23. a little bit cooler in t

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and towards the northern areas of vietnam, will will continue to look at plenty of rainfall the next few days. there's plenty of moisture in the area, the philippines will see showers. taiwannd southern japan have been experiencing heavy falls and looking to continue again today. north of that, high pressure is dominating much of japan towards northern china. largely dry. we will see showers from the south and things looking wetter into the afternoon or evening hours. then dl look wetter across the country wednesday. for tuesday's highs, 21 expected in tokyo. 20 degrees in seoul. and looking at 22 degrees for shanghai. and towards the americas, a lot of clouds moving into the western end of north america. there is going to be plenty of precipitation impacting the coastline, will spread further into the inner mountain west. there's cold air coming in. we will see chances of snow for upper elevations. towards the east, finally looking dryer. some moisture coming into new england states and parts of nova scotia, more rain for you here. highs looking like this. 19 for both new york and d.c. quite mild. 28 degrees in atlanta. expecting 31 for miami. so still hot for you here. t

taiwan, whether new or used. >>> the heaviest monsoon in decades has caused widespread flooding in northern and central thailand. rain has been falling since july. the government says 244 people have been killed after 2.6 million people are affected. a famous temple in the asian capital is inundated. the water inside is more than one meter deep and threatens to topple its walls. >>> a group of militants attacked three mining companies on the southern philippine island. about 50 rebels occupied a nickel mine complex for several hours in one province. the communist party of the philippines issued a statement saying its military arm, the new people's army, carried out the attacks. it says the firms cut down trees and use large amounts of sulfuric aez sit harming the environment. it says japanese executives ignored repeated requests to stop environmental destruction. >>> that's all we have time for this week. thank you for watching. we'll see you next week on "asia 7 days."

taiwan, whether new or used. >>> the heaviest monsoon in decades has caused widespread flooding in northern and central thailand. rain has been falling since july. the government says 244 people have been killed after 2.6 million people are affected. a famous temple in the asian capital is inundated. the water inside is more than one meter deep and threatens to topple its walls. >>> a group of militants attacked three mining companies on the southern philippine island. about 50 rebels occupied a nickel mine complex for several hours in one province. the communist party of the philippines issued a statement saying its military arm, the new people's army, carried out the attacks. it says the firms cut down trees and use large amounts of sulfuric aez sit harming the environment. it says japanese executives ignored repeated requests to stop environmental destruction. >>> that's all we have time for this week. thank you for watching. we'll see you next week on "asia 7 days."

taiwan will continue to receive showers through today. look to go the north, largely dry sections much of china and korean peninsula today, northern japan will look fairly dry. from the south, looking at frontal system developing that will be bringing rain from the south throughout today. starting to get wet across a lot of the country. pacific side of central japan, we may see heavier downpours develop in the afternoon. highs wednesday look like this. 19 in tokyo. it will be wet and chilly day. expecting up to 21. 25 in beijing. slightly warmer temperatures here. and over towards the americas, out towards the west of the united states, canada, messy picture again. just a series of pacific storms working inland. it is spreading plenty of rain and snow. we're start to go see significant snowfall for portions of the upper elevations across the sierras, rockies and cascades, more cooler air starting to come on in. it is starting to look quite wintery. in the northeast portions of new england and eastern canada that will continue to see a little rain and maybe even some windy weather. highs wednesday coming up to 24 degrees in chicago. expecting

northern sections and the western flanks. things will turn wetter as you head through the day. southeast asia, showers and thunderstorms, still widespread across areas like taiwan and the philippines. as for the inched oh china peninsula, looking at scattered showers, focusing on the southeastern corner, including parts of cambodia and vietnam. thailand, too, southern areas looking at some of the wetter weather. central sections may see light showers. hopefully not a major rain event today. however, water levels wilf course remain high as all of that high water moves downstream. for monday, highs across asia. 22 in kocokkoch -- tokyo. beijing up to 28 degrees. the central americas looking at clouds here. looks like a small system. a tropical depression showing signs of strengthening. could see wetter conditions mainly across honduras looking at wet conditions already. the rains may strengthen in days to come as the system better organizes. also, a frontal system stretching across cuba. that's also bringing showers to the islands here. up towards north america, meanwhile, showers moving through the great lakes region and eastern canada, and also scattered shower

taiwan having pretty heavy fog. looking to continue today. southern islands of japan for you, too, downpours are going to be a possibility throughout monday. for japan, northern areas with cold rain, even upper elevation. monday's high, 21 in tokyo. 19 in seoul, and getting cool in shanghai as well. in the americas, you have clouds from the hurricane system here that is heading to eastern canada. coupled with these systems, it is looking to bring in quite a bit of rain to the northeastern united states and the canadian maritime. western coastline with moisture coming in off the pacific. monday, warmup in win i peg. eastern section of new york at 16. with showers, it will be a gray and chilly day for you. and finally a look at europe where the clouds remap well away from continental europe again today. high pressure is firmly in control, keeping clouds and rain well up to the north. so instead, parts of the baltic states and british isles will see rain and some winds. london warms up to 25 degrees during the daytime. paris up to 28. still very warm conditions continuing for you here. berlin, 23. vienna coming in at 25 degrees. that's a look at your weather con