2 h. ago More than 1 million evacuated in the Philippines as Typhoon Fung

At least two people found dead as super-typhoon heads for Philippines, days after Typhoon Kalmaegi killed at least 224More than 1 million people have been evacuated and at least two people killed as flood waters rose in the Philippines before Typhoon Fung-wong’s expected landfall on the east coast.The super-typhoon is expected to bring wind and heavy rain to large parts of the archipelago. It comes days after Typhoon Kalmaegi hit the country, killing at least 224 people and leaving another 135 missing. Searches for those still missing had to be suspended on Sunday due to safety concerns for rescue workers. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago More than one million evacuated in the Philippines as super typhoon Fung

Fung-wong heading for the Philippines days after the country was hit by typhoon Kalmaegi, killing more than 220 peopleMore than one million people have been evacuated and at least one person killed as floodwaters rose in the Philippines before typhoon Fung-wong’s expected landfall on the east coast.The super typhoon is expected to bring wind and heavy rain to large parts of the archipelago nation where last week more than 220 people were killed by typhoon Kalmaegi. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago More than a million evacuated in the Philippines as Typhoon Fung

One woman found dead as super-typhoon heads for Philippines, days after Typhoon Kalmaegi killed 220More than a million people had been evacuated and at least one person killed as floodwaters rose in the Philippines before Typhoon Fung-wong’s expected landfall on the east coast.The super-typhoon is expected to bring wind and heavy rain to large parts of the archipelago nation where last week more than 220 people were killed by Typhoon Kalmaegi. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Typhoon Kalmaegi: Thousands evacuated from Philippines as deadly tropical storm hits

Thousands of people have been evacuated from the Philippines as deadly storm Kalmaeegi hits.

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2 w. ago Is Shell to blame for a ‘super typhoon’? Philippines survivors to sue oil giant in legal first

Typhoon Rai killed more than 400, displaced nearly 3.2 million, and destroyed more than a million homes in 2021Trixy Elle still weeps when she remembers how she and her family fought for their lives as Typhoon Rai tore across the Philippines days before Christmas four years ago. In a matter of hours, intense rain and storm surges swallowed their home on Batasan Island in Tubigon, Bohol province.Elle, her elderly parents, brother, husband and two young children linked hands as they swam against flood waters in the dead of the night, praying to survive. Continue reading...

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last month Seven people killed after twin earthquakes off coast of Philippines

Quakes of 7.4 and 6.8 magnitude trigger tsunami alerts as people living near coast advised to evacuateTwo powerful offshore earthquakes struck off the coast of the southern Philippines on Friday, killing at least seven people, while towns near the epicentre suffered structural damage and authorities warned of strong aftershocks.The first quake of magnitude 7.4, in waters off the town of Manay in the province of Davao Oriental, triggered a tsunami alert for coasts within 186 miles (300km) of the epicentre, but the warnings for the Philippines and Indonesia were subsequently lifted. Continue reading...

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last month Tsunami warning issued in the Philippines as families told to 'evacuate immediately'

The quake first struck off the coast of the Mindanao region in the Philippines, the country's seismology agency has confirmed.

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last month Philippines earthquake: tsunami warning for coasts including Indonesia after 7.6 quake hits Mindanao – live updates

The Philippines seismology agency said it strongly advises people in coastal towns in central and southern Philippines to immediately evacuateFull report: prayers as strong shaking hits the PhilippinesPhilippines president directs agencies to aid evacuations and provide help to ‘everyone who needs it’Ferdinand Marcos, the president of the Philippines, said the government was working “round the clock” to ensure help reaches “everyone who needs it”.We are now assessing the situation on the ground and ensuring that everyone is safe. Search, rescue, and relief operations are already being prepared and will be deployed as soon as it is safe to do so.Let us continue to look out for one another and pray for the safety of all our countrymen. Continue reading...

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last month Philippines LIVE: Tsunami warnings issues as families told to 'evacuate immediately'

An offshore earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 hit off a southern Philippine on Friday morning - and concern has grown a tsunami may hit the nation and Indonesia

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last month Philippines earthquake: tsunami warning for coasts including Indonesia after 7.4 quake hits Mindanao – live updates

The Philippines seismology agency said it strongly advises people in coastal towns in central and southern Philippines to immediately evacuateIndonesia has issued its own tsunami warning for North Sulawesi and the Papua regions, Reuters reports.Agency warns of potentially destructive tsunami with ‘life threatening wave heights’ Continue reading...

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