The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said that based on the magnitude and location it expected tsunami waves to hit the southern Philippines and parts of Indonesia, Palau and Malaysia.
Mali came to the Philippines as a gift from the Sri Lankan government in 1981, when she was 11 months old. After the passing of another elephant Shiva in 1990, Mali remains the sole elephant in the Manila Zoo, becoming a star attraction for children and adults.
According to police, the suspect reportedly sought permission to enter the journalist's residence to announce "something important". After the shooting, his wife rushed him to the hospital , where he was declared dead.
In separate incidents, a Chinese coast guard vessel collided with a Philippine supply boat and later a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel was struck by a Chinese maritime militia ship. Beijing and Manila are locked in territorial disputes that escalated with this incident.
A Chinese coast guard vessel collided with a Philippine supply boat and later a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel was struck by a Chinese maritime militia ship. The incident marks the latest flare-up in territorial disputes between China and the Philippines.
This incident comes a week after Chinese vessels installed a 300 m-long barrier near the Scarborough Shoal to block Filipino boats and vessels. The Philippines has repeatedly accused Beijing of flouting international law.
While the Philippines committed to defending its territory, China has reiterated its long-standing unsubstantiated claims that the territory is its "inherent territory". Beijing also accused Manila of "trespassing into the waters".
Chinese coast guard ships have also blocked Filipino government vessels delivering supplies and personnel to Philippine-occupied shoals in the South China Sea.
Filipino fishermen reportedly said that Chinese vessels install floating barriers when they monitor their presence in the disputed area.
The firefighters arrived 14 minutes late as the heavy rains caused flooding and traffic jams. The rescue mission was further complicated when the firefighters were given a wrong address.
The vessels were escorting boats that were carrying essential supplies like water, fuel and military forces to the Second Thomas Shoal, which were blocked by the Chinese Coast Guard ship.
According to Naguib Sinarimbo, the interior minister for a five-province Muslim autonomous region governed by former rebels, the majority of the dead were washed away by raging floodwaters and drowned or were struck by debris-filled mudslides.
A tropical storm lashed the northern Philippines with strong wind and rain Tuesday, injuring at least two people and prompting the president to close schools and government offices in the capital and outlying provinces.
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Philippines shooting: The suspect was armed with two pistols and was captured in a car he commandeered trying to escape the Ateneo de Manila University in suburban Quezon City, police said. He was blocked by witnesses and authorities outside the university gates.
Three other storm-related deaths were reported by the government's main disaster-response agency in the southern provinces of Davao de Oro and Davao Oriental.
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At its strongest, the typhoon packed sustained winds of 195 kilometers (121 miles) per hour and gusts of up to 270 kph (168 mph) before it blew out Friday into the South China Sea.
At its strongest, the typhoon packed sustained winds of 195 kilometers (121 miles) per hour and gusts of up to 270 kph (168 mph), making it one of the most powerful in recent years to hit the disaster-prone archipelago, which lies between the Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea.
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