Tag: Typhoon
Philippine typhoon leaves six people dead
The most powerful storm to hit the Philippines this year swept across the main island of Luzon on Sunday and Monday
Super typhoon barrels toward Philippines
Super Typhoon Noru was packing maximum sustained wind speeds of 195 kilometers an hour after an unprecedented "explosive intensification"
Typhoon Muifa lashes eastern China, forcing 1.6 million from their homes
Muifa is the strongest tropical cyclone to hit Shanghai — home to more than 25 million people — since record-keeping began in 1949
Aid agencies note spike in dengue cases in Philippines’ typhoon-affected areas
A surveillance report from the Center for Health Development in Caraga region showed that 867 dengue cases were reported from January to May
Death toll from Philippines landslides, floods hits 148
Scores of people are still missing and feared dead after the strongest storm to strike the archipelago nation this year dumped heavy rain
Death toll from Philippines landslides, floods hits 115
The Philippines -- ranked among the most vulnerable nations to the impacts of climate change -- is hit by an average of 20 storms every year
Search for survivors in wake of Philippine storm continues as death...
Tens of thousands fled their homes as the storm pummelled the disaster-prone region in recent days, dumping heavy rain that flooded houses
Rescuers search for survivors in villages hit by landslides in central...
The death toll from tropical storm Megi rose to 28 while more than 17,000 people fled their homes
Landslides, flooding kill at least 24 in wake of Philippine storm
More than 13,000 people fled to emergency shelters as the storm pounded the region, flooding houses, inundating fields, cutting off roads
Philippines as ‘super typhoon’ hotspot needs to be center of policy...
Strong weather disturbances are no longer aberrations, but are the “new normal” as the country faces the climate crisis
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