Philippines Typhoon

• Philippine death toll from Typhoon Rai tops 400 nearly 2 weeks after storm hit

  Reported deaths from Rai, the 15th and deadliest typhoon to hit the Southeast Asian nation this year, has hit 405 with most due to drowning, fallen trees and landslides.

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  Dec 31, 2021
  
• Typhoon Rai death toll tops 200 as Philippines grapple with dozens still missing 

  At its strongest, the typhoon packed sustained winds of 195 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 270 kph before it blew out Friday into the South China Sea.

  Environment

  Dec 20, 2021
  
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• Typhoon Rai leaves at least 146 dead as Philippine officials call for aid

  Gov. Arthur Yap of Bohol province suggested the fatalities may still considerably increase with only 33 out of 48 mayors able to report back to him due to downed communications.

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  Dec 18, 2021
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• 2nd typhoon to hit Philippines this month kills at least 39, strands thousands

  Typhoon Vamco passed north of Manila between Bulacan and Pampanga provinces overnight Wednesday and early Thursday, toppling power poles and trees and damaging homes.

  World

  Nov 13, 2020
• Storm battered Philippines ravaged by new typhoon, prompting thousands to evacuate

  Officials had said previously that nearly 200,000 people had been evacuated, some of them forcibly, from vulnerable coastal and low-lying areas.

  Weather

  Nov 12, 2020
• Philippines rides out first typhoon to hit amid coronavirus, no known casualties

  Typhoon Vongfong hit as the Philippines struggles to deal with coronavirus outbreaks that have raised the country's total cases past 11,600.

  World

  May 15, 2020
• Typhoon Vongfong roars toward Philippines as coronavirus makes evacuations tricky

  The Philippines was bracing for the typhoon while trying to fight COVID-19 outbreaks largely by locking Filipinos in their homes and prohibiting gatherings that can set off infections.

  World

  May 14, 2020
• 28 dead after Typhoon Phanfone surges through the Philippines on Christmas

  Typhoon Phanfone stranded many people in sea and airports at the peak of holiday travel, set off landslides, flooded low-lying villages, destroyed houses, downed trees and electrical poles and knocked out power in entire provinces.

  Weather

  Dec 26, 2019
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• 3 dead after typhoon Kammuri hits the Philippines

  A typhoon struck the Philippines on Tuesday, killing at least three people, disrupting air travel and forcing government offices and schools to shut.

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  Dec 3, 2019
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• Philippines evacuates around 200,000 people in face of Typhoon Kammuri

  Typhoon Kammuri, the 20th typhoon to hit the country this year, weakened slightly and moved slowly across central parts of the archipelago during the night, with damage minor reported in some areas.

  Weather

  Dec 2, 2019