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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
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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
Read More »Strong earthquake kills at least 20 in central Philippines, damages homes and buildings
An offshore 6.9-magnitude earthquake collapsed walls of houses and buildings late Tuesday in a central Philippine province, killing at least 20 people, injuring many others and sending residents scrambling out of homes into darkness as the intense shaking cut off power, officials said. CBC | World News
Read More »Philippines earthquake LIVE: Tsunami fears after huge 6.9 magnitude quake hits Leyte
Footage has shown people screaming as buildings shake. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Meghan Markle’s dad Thomas ‘struggling’ in £500-a-month flat as he moves to Philippines
Meghan Markle’s dad Thomas, who has suffered with ill health in recent years, recently moved to the country. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Philippines’ ex-president Rodrigo Duterte arrested over ‘war on drugs,’ government says
Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte was served an Interpol arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court on his arrival at Manila’s main airport on Tuesday, the government said. CBC | World News
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