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A ferry with more than 350 people on board sank early Monday near an island in the southern Philippines. Rescuers have saved at least 316 passengers and retrieved 15 bodies, officials said. CBC | World News
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Philippines ferry disaster: At least 15 dead as passengers rescued from sinking ship
One passenger spoke of his anguish after he lost his six-month old baby when the boat abruptly tilted to one side in total darkness Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Rescuers detect ‘signs of life’ after garbage avalanche in Philippines killed 4, left dozens missing
Rescuers detected “signs of life” in an avalanche of garbage that killed at least four workers and left more than 30 others missing on Thursday in a central Philippines landfill and plan to intensify search efforts, an official said Saturday. CBC | World News
Read More »The seedy truth behind Bondi Beach terror suspects’ Philippines trip speaks volumes
In a dimly lit hotel room in the heart of a bustling red-light district, a father and son plotted a path that would lead to unimaginable tragedy. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Typhoon Fung-wong blows away from Philippines, leaving 8 dead and 1.4 million displaced
Typhoon Fung-wong blew out of the northwestern Philippines on Monday after setting off floods and landslides, knocking out power to entire provinces, killing at least eight people and displacing more than 1.4 million others. CBC | World News
Read More »Super typhoon threatens the Philippines, forcing more than 1 million people to evacuate
Super Typhoon Fung-wong, the biggest storm to threaten the Philippines this year, started battering the country’s northeastern coast ahead of landfall on Sunday, knocking down power, forcing the evacuation of more than a million people and prompting the defence chief to warn many others to evacuate to safety from high-risk villages before it’s too late. CBC | World News
Read More »Vietnam evacuates hundreds of thousands as Typhoon Kalmaegi lands after leaving 114 dead in Philippines
Typhoon Kalmaegi slammed into Vietnam on Thursday, forcing authorities to cancel hundreds of flights and order people to stay indoors, two days after the storm started sweeping across the Philippines, killing at least 114 people. CBC | World News
Read More »Typhoon Kalmaegi brings rain and destruction to Vietnam as death toll nears 190 in Philippines
At least five people died in Vietnam after Typhoon Kalmaegi pummelled coastal regions with destructive winds and heavy rain, officials said on Friday, following the storm’s deadly passage through the Philippines where it killed at least 188 people. CBC | World News
Read More »Typhoon Kalmaegi brings rain and destruction to Vietnam as death toll nears 190 in Philippines
At least five people died in Vietnam after Typhoon Kalmaegi pummelled coastal regions with destructive winds and heavy rain, officials said on Friday, following the storm’s deadly passage through the Philippines where it killed at least 188 people. CBC | World News
Read More »At least 85 dead after Typhoon Kalmaegi floods Philippines, engulfing entire communities
Typhoon Kalmaegi has left at least 85 people dead and 75 others missing in the central Philippines, many in widespread flooding that trapped people on their roofs and swept away cars in a hard-hit province still recovering from a deadly earthquake, officials said Wednesday. CBC | World News
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