Typhoon Doksuri batters Philippines, 1 dead, 11,000 displaced
MANILA: Typhoon Doksuri battered the northern Philippines on Wednesday with torrential rains and “violent, life-threatening” winds, leaving at least one person dead and over 11,000 displaced, the national disaster agency said, reported German news agency (dpa). Doksuri made landfall over Fuga Island off the northern province of Cagayan before dawn, packing maximum sustained winds of […]
Typhoon Noru leaves 8 dead in Philippines
MANILA: Super Typhoon Noru slammed Luzon island in the Philippines with heavy rainfall and winds over the weekend, leaving eight people dead and three others missing, a government agency said on Tuesday. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council confirmed the deaths of five rescuers swept by a flash flood in Bulacan, a province […]
Wan Azizah expresses sadness
KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail has expressed sadness over the trail of death and destruction after a powerful typhoon struck the Philippines over the Christmas period. She said the people of Malaysia stand with the people of the Philippines during this difficult period. “I’m deeply saddened by the […]
Typhoon Phanfone toll jumps to 28
MANILA: The death toll from Typhoon Phanfone’s battering of the Philippines on Christmas Day has risen to 28, and will likely climb further, authorities said yesterday. The storm, with wind gusts of up to 200km per hour, swept across remote villages and popular tourist destinations in the central Philippines on Wednesday. Authorities yesterday confirmed 28 […]
Typhoon Phanfone kills 16 in Philippines
MANILA: Tourists on the popular Philippine holiday island of Boracay were stranded yesterday after a typhoon swept across on Christmas Day, killing at least 16 people in other parts of the country. Typhoon Phanfone, with wind gusts reaching 200 kilometres an hour, tore roofs off houses and toppled electric posts as it ripped through the […]
Death toll rises to four in Philippines
Info: Typhoon Kammuri wreaked havoc on islands and provinces south of the capital Manila on Tuesday, sending nearly 600,000 people fleeing their homes. MANILA: At least four people are known to have died after a powerful typhoon ripped through the Philippines, officials said yesterday, with high-speed winds prompting large-scale evacuations, tearing off roofs and shutting down […]
Kammuri closes Manila airport
MANILA: Typhoon Kammuri lashed the Philippines with fierce winds and heavy rain yesterday as hundreds of thousands took refuge in shelters and the capital Manila shut down its international airport over safety concerns. The powerful storm, which blew in windows and sheared off roofs, roared ashore late Monday and was due to pass south of […]
Kammuri churns towards Philippines
MANILA: Tens of thousands of people were sheltering in evacuation centres as powerful Typhoon Kammuri barrelled towards the Philippines, threatening plans for the Southeast Asian Games events near the capital Manila. Kammuri is expected to make landfall late yesterday or early today in the nation’s east with intense rains and potent wind gusts of up […]
