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Big storm struck the Philippines, 74 people were killed
Dozens of villagers and soldiers drowned yesterday when the flood of the biggest storm of the year poured down a storm shelter and barracks in southern Philippines.
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Son Tinh storm swept through the Philippines, 6 people died
Tropical storm Son Tinh has swept across the Philippines, killing at least 6 people and 9 missing.
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Flooding in India and the Philippines, 45 people died
The list of people killed by landslides and floods in Uttarakhand state, northern India has reached 45 cases, after rescuers released 17 more bodies from landslides in R…
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Strong earthquakes cause tsunamis in the Philippines
A powerful earthquake of 7.6-magnitude magnitude occurred at 20:47 local time off the Philippines, at a depth of 34km, CNN quoted the US Geological Survey (USGS) as sayi…
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Earthquakes in the Philippines and Indonesia
A strong earthquake rocked the Indonesian island of Bali early this morning, just hours after a mild earthquake in southern Philippines yesterday.
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The Philippines is in danger of recurring earthquakes
The Phivolcs media agency said on August 27 that experts from the Philippine Volcanic Institute have issued a warning about the risk of a new earthquake in the southern…
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53 Filipinos died of Saola
The total number of people killed in the last flooding week in the Philippines has increased to 53, when the rain continues to pour, causing a spill, thousands of people…
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Strong earthquake shook the Philippines
AFP quoted the US Geological Survey (USGS) as saying that the 6.1 magnitude earthquake occurred at a depth of 35km at 6h18 am through local time. The epicenter is about…
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Philippines: earthquake, 5 people injured
This morning 6-3, a moderate intensity earthquake cracked many high-rise buildings in the central Philippines, causing at least 5 people to be injured and causing many o…
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Strong earthquake in Vanuatu, Philippines
The Hong Kong Observatory said that at 16:40 GMT GMT, the afternoon of February 5 had an earthquake of magnitude 6.5 on the offshore island of Vanuatu, South Pacific.
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Earthquakes in the Philippines have killed 43 people
AFP news agency quoted a Philippine military official as saying that the number of fatalities in the magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Central Vietnam this morning increased t…
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Philippines: 230 natural disasters over two decades
The Philippines is the most vulnerable country among the five Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia and Vietnam.
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Philippines built classrooms with recycled plastic bottles
Philippine educators used recycled materials such as plastic bottles and glass to build classrooms.
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Philippines: Landslide, 25 people died, 100 people missing
At least 25 people were killed and 100 people were missing in southern Philippines today, after a terrible landslide, engulfing the community of gold miners.
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Earthquake in the Philippines
A 5.4-magnitude earthquake happened yesterday in the Philippines, homes shook slightly and no damage was reported.