1 week ago ‘Shaking was so strong’: earthquake in Philippines triggers tsunami warning

An earthquake of magnitude 7.5 struck offshore in the southern Philippines on Friday, the country’s seismology agency said, with tsunami warnings issued in several countries and people in nearby coastal areas urged to evacuate to higher ground. The Phivolcs agency warned of damage and aftershocks after the strong offshore quake, which struck in waters off Manay town in Davao Oriental in the Mindanao region. It revised down the magnitude from an initial reading of 7.6 to 7.5, and put the depth of...

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1 week ago ‘Shaking was so strong’: 3 killed as major quake strikes Philippines

A powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the southern Philippines on Friday, killing at least three people and triggering regional tsunami warnings that were later lifted. The quake hit about 20km (12 miles) off Manay town in the Mindanao region at 9.43am, according to the United States Geological Survey. One person was killed when a wall collapsed in Mati City, the largest population hub near the quake’s epicentre, while a local man suffered a fatal heart attack, local officials...

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1 week ago ‘Shaking was so strong’: 5 killed as major quake strikes Philippines

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake on Friday morning off the southern Philippines killed at least five people, set off landslides, damaged hospitals and schools and prompted evacuations of coastal areas nearby because of a tsunami warning, which was later lifted. President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr, facing his latest natural disaster after a recent deadly quake and back-to-back storms, said the potential damage was being assessed and rescue teams and relief operations were being prepared and would be...

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2 w. ago China sets aside US$28 million for southern provinces hit by Typhoon Matmo

China set aside 200 million yuan (US$28 million) in recovery aid for Guangdong and Hainan provinces as Typhoon Matmo made landfall on Sunday afternoon. Earlier on Sunday, authorities in Guangdong relocated more than 150,000 residents and Hainan suspended rail services across the island during peak holiday travel season. By late Sunday afternoon, transport in Haikou, Hainan’s capital, was gradually resuming. The National Meteorological Centre on Sunday morning said Matmo had strengthened into a...

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2 w. ago How China was ready for Super Typhoon Ragasa – and what still needs to be done

Super Typhoon Ragasa may have been the biggest storm of its kind in the world this year, but when it made landfall in mainland China last month, it left no fatalities in its wake. Rewind to 2018 when Mangkhut, the last super typhoon to hit Guangdong province, struck and at least four people were killed in southern China. Typhoon Hato also left nine dead in Guangdong in 2017, and Typhoon Fanapi caused 34 deaths in the coastal province in 2010. The contrast is even sharper when compared with the...

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3 w. ago China’s Gansu province hit by 5.6 magnitude earthquake, injuring at least 7

At least seven people have been injured and more than 110 dwellings damaged after a 5.6 magnitude earthquake rattled the northwestern Chinese province of Gansu on Saturday morning. No fatalities have been identified in the first round of inspection by local rescue teams, who said eight houses had collapsed, according to the state broadcaster CCTV, adding that all of those injured had been hospitalised. Chinese central authorities activated the level-four national earthquake contingency response...

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3 w. ago China’s Gansu province hit by 5.6 magnitude earthquake, injuring at least 7 people

China’s Gansu province hit by 5.6 magnitude earthquake, injuring at least 7 people  South China Morning Post

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3 w. ago China’s Gansu province hit by 5.6 magnitude earthquake, injuring at least 11

At least eleven people have been injured and 7,812 people were urgently evacuated after a 5.6 magnitude earthquake rattled the northwestern Chinese province of Gansu on Saturday morning. No fatalities have been identified since the initial inspection was carried out by local rescue teams, who said 17 houses had collapsed and 3,488 dwellings had been damaged, according to the state broadcaster CCTV. Chinese central authorities activated the level-four national earthquake contingency response –...

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3 w. ago At least 11 injured as 5.6 magnitude quake hits China’s Gansu province

A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck China’s northwestern Gansu province on Saturday morning, injuring at least 11 people and prompting the urgent evacuation of nearly 8,000 residents as emergency crews responded to the disaster. Rescue teams said 17 houses had collapsed and close to 4,000 others had been damaged, according to state broadcaster CCTV. There are no reports of any fatalities. According to China’s Ministry of Emergency Management, central authorities have activated a level-four...

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4 w. ago Super Typhoon Ragasa: firms, schools, transport in southern China close

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing now for 50 per cent off during our two-day flash sale. As residents and officials in southern China brace for the full force of Super Typhoon Ragasa, the most powerful typhoon to hit the region in recent years, they are Guangdong province upgraded its typhoon alert to Level 1, the highest in a four-tier warning system, as officials declared a “combat-ready”...

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4 w. ago China’s Guangdong province braces for ‘worst’ as Super Typhoon Ragasa nears

The global manufacturing centre of Guangdong in southern China has come to a halt as people brace for the most powerful typhoon to hit the region in recent years. On Tuesday morning, the province upgraded its typhoon alert to Level 1, the highest in a four-tier warning system, as officials declared a “combat-ready” status in preparation for Super Typhoon Ragasa. More than 10 cities, including the technology hub Shenzhen, have announced the closure of all markets, schools, factories and transport...

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4 w. ago China’s Guangdong evacuates 371,000, suspends flights as Ragasa nears

The global manufacturing centre of Guangdong in southern China has come to a halt as people brace for the most powerful typhoon to hit the region in recent years. On Tuesday morning, the province upgraded its typhoon alert to Level 1, the highest in a four-tier warning system, as officials declared a “combat-ready” status in preparation for Super Typhoon Ragasa. More than 10 cities, including the technology hub Shenzhen, have announced the closure of all markets, schools, factories and transport...

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4 w. ago China exports to Africa soar, Super Typhoon Ragasa: SCMP daily highlights

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Super Typhoon Ragasa: Shenzhen to evacuate 400,000, Guangdong suspends trains Cities in China’s southern provinces are bracing for Ragasa, the strongest typhoon to hit the country this year, with Shenzhen warning of “disastrous calamities” ahead and preparing to relocate hundreds of thousands of people. 2. China’s exports to Africa up by 25% as Trump’s...

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last month Super Typhoon Ragasa: Shenzhen to evacuate 400,000, Guangdong suspends trains

Cities in China’s southern provinces are getting ready to face Ragasa, the strongest typhoon to hit the country this year, with Shenzhen warning of “disastrous calamities” ahead and preparing to relocate hundreds of thousands of people. The National Meteorological Centre (NMC) said on Sunday that Ragasa, the 18th typhoon this year, had intensified into a super typhoon on Sunday morning and was expected to bring strong winds and heavy rainfall to wide areas of the country’s southern and eastern...

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