3 d. ago Tropical Storm Fengshen kills 8 in Philippines, heads for China

A tropical storm lashed the northern and central Philippines on Sunday, leaving at least eight people dead and forcing more than 22,000 people to evacuate from flood- and landslide-prone villages. Authorities warned that tropical Storm Fengshen may intensify as it heads for China and Vietnam. Known locally as Ramil, the storm caused torrential rains, floods and landslides at the weekend. The fatalities included a family of five who died after a tree crashed into their home, said Junie Castillo,...

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3 d. ago Tropical Storm Fengshen kills at least 7 in Philippines, heads for China

A tropical storm lashed the northern and central Philippines on Sunday, leaving at least seven people dead and forcing more than 22,000 people to evacuate from flood- and landslide-prone villages. Authorities warned that tropical Storm Fengshen may intensify as it heads for China and Vietnam. The government’s disaster-mitigation agency said seven deaths were reported. Nearly 14,000 people who evacuated were still displaced from their homes by Monday morning, the agency said. Known locally as...

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1 week ago Survivors of Philippine twin quakes despair: ‘nowhere to sleep, nothing to eat’

Dazed survivors of a pair of major earthquakes in the southern Philippines awoke on Saturday to scenes of devastation, after hundreds of aftershocks rocked the region overnight. Many coastal residents of Mindanao island had slept outdoors, fearful of being crushed to death by aftershocks of the 7.4 and 6.7 magnitude quakes that struck off the coast within hours of each other on Friday. Philippine authorities said at least eight people were killed but they were still assessing the extent of the...

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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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1 week ago Second powerful earthquake strikes Philippines after first one kills at least 5

Two powerful offshore earthquakes struck the same region in the southern Philippines hours apart on Friday. The first one, a 7.4 magnitude quake in the morning, 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. The second one had a preliminary 6.9 magnitude. Philippine Institute of Seismology and Volcanology chief Teresito Bacolcol said that Friday night’s...

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3 w. ago Will Duterte ever face trial? ICC case slowed by health claims and court delays

The release of charges against Rodrigo Duterte by the International Criminal Court (ICC) has provided the most detailed public account yet of the killings tied to the former Philippine president’s bloody drug war, but the path to a full trial remains uncertain amid claims of his cognitive decline and his lawyers’ push to halt the case. On Monday, the ICC’s Office of the Prosecutor released a heavily redacted document dated July 4 detailing the accusations against Duterte, who has been detained...

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4 w. ago Typhoon Ragasa hits China after killing at least 20 in Taiwan and the Philippines

Typhoon Ragasa hits China after killing at least 20 in Taiwan and the Philippines  NBC News

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4 w. ago Typhoon Ragasa batters Hong Kong and south China after killing dozens in Taiwan and Philippines

Typhoon Ragasa batters Hong Kong and south China after killing dozens in Taiwan and Philippines  AJC.com

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4 w. ago Typhoon Ragasa heads toward China after killing at least 17 in Taiwan and the Philippines

Typhoon Ragasa heads toward China after killing at least 17 in Taiwan and the Philippines  NBC News

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