Typhoon Fung-wong has made landfall in the Philippines, where more than 900,000 people have been evacuated and two people have died. The storm hit as a super typhoon, with sustained winds of around 185 km/h (115mph) and gusts of 230km/h…
Five dead, two missing as Tropical Storm Fengshen soaks Philippines
At least five people have been killed and two reported missing as Tropical Storm Fengshen sweeps through the Philippines, triggering heavy flooding on the main island of Luzon and a vast landslide on the southern island of Mindanao. In Quezon province in…
Strong 7.4 magnitude quake hits southern Philippines
A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coast of Philippines, prompting tsunami warnings from Philippine and Indonesian authorities. Residents in coastal towns in central and southern Philippines were asked to evacuate as authorities warned of waves over a metre…
‘When I stand, I feel dizzy’: Deadly earthquake leaves Filipinos struggling in ghost towns
Two days after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck her hometown in the central Philippines, Arguel Estalicas says she still feels dizzy every time she stands up. That spinning feeling, coupled with a string of aftershocks, has left the 35-year-old tourism…
Evacuations in Philippines, Taiwan as super typhoon nears
MANILA: The Philippines and Taiwan ordered evacuations on Sunday (Sep 21) ahead of possible flooding and landslides as Super Typhoon Ragasa approached, gaining strength on its way to an eventual collision with southern China. The storm was undergoing “rapid intensification”…
Ten dead, dozens injured in Philippines bus crash
Ten people have been killed and more than 30 injured after a bus hit several vehicles at a toll gate on one of the busiest highways in northern Philippines, authorities say. The bus driver, who has been detained, said he…
Typhoon Man-yi death toll rises in Philippines as major clean-up gets underway
The Philippines’ death toll in the wake of Typhoon Man-yi has risen to eight as Filipinos began clearing fallen trees and repairing damaged houses after the sixth major storm to hit the South-East Asian country in a month. Local police…
Super typhoon Man-Yi makes landfall on Philippines main island
A super typhoon has made second landfall on the Philippines’ main island of Luzon, with forecasters warning of “life-threatening storm surge”, heavy rains and severe winds. Man-Yi, known locally as Pepito, first touched down on the country’s eastern Cantanduanes island…
Typhoon Gaemi hits China after deaths in Taiwan and Philippines
Typhoon Gaemi has made landfall in mainland China after wreaking havoc in Taiwan and the Philippines. More than 150,000 people living in the south-eastern Chinese province of Fujian have been relocated to safer areas in anticipation of the storm. It…
Death toll rises to 54 in southern Philippines landslide
The death toll from a landslide that hit a gold-mining village in the southern Philippines has risen to 54 people and 63 others are missing, authorities have said. The landslide hit the mountain village of Masara in Davao de Oro province on…
Philippine coast guard rescues 120 people as ferry catches fire
MANILA: All 120 people onboard a ferry that caught fire at sea in central Philippines on Sunday (Jun 18) have been rescued, the coast guard said. The M/V Esperanza Star, which was carrying 65 passengers and 55 officers and crew members,…
Korean Air flight heavily damaged at end of Philippines’ Mactan-Cebu International Airport
A damaged Korean plane has been left stuck in the grass at a Philippine airport after it overshot a runway in rainy weather. Its 162 passengers and 11 crew members all escaped uninjured from the aircraft using emergency slides the…
Manila enters lockdown as Super Typhoon Noru makes landfall
The Philippines’ sprawling capital went into lockdown on Sunday as a super typhoon tore across the main island of Luzon, bringing hurricane-force winds and dumping heavy rain bound to cause deadly storm surges and landslides. Noru – known locally as…
Seven killed after fire engulfs Philippine ferry: coast guard
At least seven people were killed and scores plucked to safety in the Philippines on Monday (23 May) after a fire ripped through a ferry and forced passengers to jump overboard, coast guard and witnesses said. The blaze broke out…
Philippines fire kills eight, including children
Eight people have died, including six children, after a fire tore through scores of homes near the Philippines capital Manila, local officials have said. The blaze, which started around 05:00 local time on Monday (22:00 BST on Sunday), also destroyed…
5.8-magnitude offshore earthquake jolts southern Philippines
An offshore earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 jolted Surigao del Sur province in southern Philippines on Sunday, 3 April the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. The institute said the quake, which occurred at 6:24pm local time…
Taal volcano near Philippines’ capital erupts, spewing plume of steam and ash
A small volcano near the Philippines’ capital Manila has erupted, prompting authorities to raise the alert level and urge thousands of residents to evacuate from high-risk villages. The 311m Taal volcano, located in a scenic lake in Batangas province, belched…
Strong earthquakes rattle Philippines and Indonesia
Two strong earthquakes struck parts of the Philippines and Indonesia's Sumatra Island on Monday (14 March), but there were no immediate reports of damage. A 6.4-magnitude quake hit about 110km off Morong in Bataan province on Luzon Island at 5:05am,…
It’s monsoon season and the death toll keeps rising
The death toll from flooding and landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains in India climbed to 159, officials said on Sunday, with rescuers searching for dozens more missing. Experts say climate change has caused the annual deluge to increase in…
Philippine villagers escaping Taal volcano fear evacuation centres could spark Covid-19 outbreak
Thousands of people were being evacuated from villages around a rumbling volcano near the Philippine capital on Friday, but officials said they faced another dilemma of ensuring emergency shelters will not turn into epicentres of Covid-19 infections. The alert was…
Year’s first super typhoon Surigae triggers evacuation of 100,000 in Philippines
Strong winds and high waves lashed the eastern Philippines on Monday, 19 April as the strongest typhoon ever recorded in April barrelled past in the Pacific Ocean, killing one man and triggering flooding in lower-lying communities, disaster officials said. The…
Typhoon-resilient home from natural building products, very cheap
Philippines: Soon after Typhoon Haiyan tore through the Philippines in November 2013, skilled carpenter Gener Paduga was on a boat distributing food and plastic roofs to affected victims in Palawan. Around him was a harrowing scene of devastation left behind by…