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Hundreds of people died from typhoons and floods in the Philippines
The Philippine government said 240 people were killed and nearly half a million people were displaced during the terrible flood caused by Typhoon Ketsana in the capital…
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Mind the storm in Quang Nam, Da Nang
8 am this morning (September 29), strong typhoon No. 9 has changed direction, moved to the south, expanded the affected area to Binh Dinh and Phu Yen provinces ...
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Philippines copes with new super typhoon
Military and rescue forces on the Philippine island of Luzon yesterday were ordered to prepare to deal with a approaching super typhoon.
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Typhoon Parma and Melor are very strong and complex
On the night of October 2, Typhoon Parma had strong winds of level 13, level 14-15, about 250km east of the island of Luzon (Philippines). Compared to the previous day,…
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Strong earthquakes in the Philippines and Indonesia
Last night, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake shook the southern Philippines. Hours earlier, a 6.1-magnitude earthquake also occurred in eastern Indonesia - the US Geological S…
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Typhoon Parma is complicated
The worst possibility is that the storm enters the Paracel Islands, where there are many fishing boats. The second possibility is a storm going south, along the western…
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Hundreds of people died and went missing because of the storm in the Philippines
The worst storm in four decades has left at least 86 people dead and 23 missing in the Philippines. Rescuers are trying to find bodies and rescue trapped people.
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Geothermal - solutions for Indonesia and the Philippines
Faced with energy crises, Indonesia and the Philippines, two energy-hungry countries are seeking to exploit geothermal. Both countries are located in the Pacific Ring of…
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Strong earthquake in the capital of the Philippines
A magnitude 6 quake struck the Philippines' capital Manila, causing many office workers to rush to the streets, witnesses and seismologists said.
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Philippines prepares to receive super typhoon
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo decided to evacuate thousands of people in the eastern Philippines before Typhoon Mina (international name Mitag) flooded the mainland.…
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Philippines: Evacuating to avoid typhoon Mitag
On November 23, Typhoon Mitag got stronger as it approached the Philippines, causing many flights to be canceled, hundreds of thousands of people evacuated. In the Bicol…
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Typhoon Lekima entered the Philippines, 10 people were killed
Tropical storm Lekima killed 10 people and many others disappeared after landing in the Philippines. Typhoon Lekima has caused landslides, floods, large waves in this co…
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Storm formed off the Philippines
At 3 am on September 20, the US Pacific Tropical Storm Warning Center (JTWC) began to alert the tropical cyclone that was forming near Yap Island, on the waters off the…
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Philippines: Sepat storm caused Manila capital to flood
Although not landing in the Philippines, Typhoon Sepat has caused heavy rain to flood in Manila and the northern region, forcing authorities to close government schools…
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Philippines: toxic gas poisoning, 30 people hospitalized
The toxic gas emitted by chemical waste from a creek in Marilao town (24 km north of Manila, Philippines) has forced thousands of people to evacuate with dozens