MANILA: The Philippines is bracing for Typhoon Fung-wong, locally named Uwan, as it churns toward the eastern coast, bringing life-threatening storm surges and destructive winds. The weather bureau PAGASA has warned that the typhoon could intensify into a super typhoon before making landfall on Sunday night. Currently packing maximum sustained winds of 140 kph and […]
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Typhoon Kalmaegi leaves trail of damage in Vietnam and Philippines
HANOI: Coastal areas in Vietnam are assessing the damage caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi’s strong winds and heavy rain, which has already claimed one life in Dak Lak province, state media reported. The storm hit central Vietnam late Thursday, uprooting trees, damaging homes, and causing power outages as it moved inland. Authorities warned of continued heavy […]
China evacuates 400,000 as super typhoon slams Philippines
China has begun preparations to evacuate 400,000 people from the city of Shenzhen as Super Typhoon Ragasa barrels toward southern China. Meanwhile, residents in northern Philippines faced destructive winds and heavy rain as the powerful storm made landfall. Ragasa hit Calayan Island at 3 p.m. Monday, with sustained winds of 215 kph and gusts up […]
Germany and Philippines sign new defense deal amid South China sea tensions
Germany and the Philippines have signed a new defense cooperation agreement as Manila continues to strengthen international partnerships in response to rising tensions in the South China Sea. The deal was signed in Berlin on Wednesday by Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro and his German counterpart Boris Pistorius. According to the Philippine defense ministry, the […]
Philippines’ death toll from Tropical Storm Nalgae climbs to 72
MANILA: The Philippines has recorded 72 deaths from Tropical Storm Nalgae which caused floods and landslides in southern provinces, the country’s disaster agency said on Saturday. Maguindanao province was the most affected with 67 people dead, while two were killed in Sultan Kudarat, another two in South Cotabato and the rest of the casualties spread […]
Strong 6.4-magnitude quake rocks northern Philippines
A 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked the northern Philippines late Tuesday, the US Geological Service said, sending panicked residents out into the streets and causing substantial damage to a hospital. The quake, caused by a movement of the earth’s crust, struck around 10:59 pm (1459 GMT) near the upland town of Dolores. Staff said they evacuated patients […]
Breaking: Super typhoon Noru kills 5 in Philippines
Super Typhoon Noru slammed into the Philippines Sunday, battering the heavily populated main island of Luzon with strong winds and heavy rain that have forced thousands of people to flee their homes. The storm was packing maximum sustained winds of 195 kilometres (121 miles) an hour as it charged towards the archipelago nation after an […]
Powerful Typhoon Rai kills over 208 in Philippines
MANILA: The death toll in the Philippines caused by Typhoon Rai has risen to 208, after the storm carved a trail of destruction in central and southern provinces late last week, the national police spokesperson said on Monday.There were 52 people still missing, according to police data, as relief efforts continued following one of the […]
Death toll in Philippines military plane crash rises to 50
Philippine security forces searched among coconut trees on a remote southern island Monday for the flight data boxes of an aircraft that crashed and killed 50 people in one of the country’s worst military air disasters. The C-130 Hercules transport plane was carrying 96 people, most of them recent army graduates, when it overshot the […]
45 killed in Philippine military plane crash
At least 45 people were killed and dozens injured Sunday when a Philippine military aircraft carrying troops crashed and burst into flames after missing the runway in the country’s south, officials said. Nearly a hundred people, most of them recent army graduates, were on the C-130 Hercules transport plane which was trying to land on […]