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  Typhoon Rai: Death toll climbs to 208 in Philippines

  World | December 20, 2021 11:04 IST

  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.

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  UN urges aid for typhoon-hit farmers in Philippines

  World | November 28, 2013 6:52 IST

  United Nations : The UN agriculture agency has called for assistance for Philippine farmers in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan, a UN spokesperson here said.The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) cautioned that " immediate

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  Philippines typhoon death toll soars to 5,500

  World | November 27, 2013 7:30 IST

  Manila : The death toll from typhoon Haiyann in central Philippines soared to 5,500 by Wednesday with 1,757 missing and 26,136 injured, the state media said.As another 260 bodies were retrieved from typhoon affected areas,

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  China gives details of rescue teams to Philippines

  World | November 20, 2013 11:31 IST

  Beijing: China says an emergency medical team from the government and a disaster relief team from the China Red Cross will leave for the Philippines in the coming days in response to the typhoon.China has

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  Looting, gunfire break out in typhoon-hit city

  World | November 13, 2013 19:11 IST

  Tacloban:  Mobs overran a rice warehouse on the island worst hit by the Philippine typhoon, setting off a wall collapse that killed eight people and carting off thousands of sacks of the grain, while security

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  Aid operations pick up pace in Philippines

  World | November 13, 2013 12:11 IST

  Tacloban, Philippines: Relief operations in this typhoon-devastated region of the Philippines picked up pace Wednesday, but the minimal amounts of water, food and medical supplies reaching the hardest-hit areas were causing increasingly desperate survivors to

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  Watch in pics: how killer typhoon killed nearly 10,000 people in Philippines

  World | November 13, 2013 7:04 IST

  Manila:Many areas of  Philippines have been  devastated by one of the world's strongest typhoons.So far, the official toll in the typhoon disaster  is 1,744 people, with the final number expected to be much higher.In worst-hit

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  Philippines typhoon: Survivors walking like zombies, looting begins

  World | November 11, 2013 14:18 IST

  Tacloban, Philippines: It's a scary scene out here after a powerful super typhoon Haiyan tore through this town and neighbouring areas, with survivors walking out like zombies on the streets. "People are walking like zombies

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  Typhoon batters Philippines; 23 fishermen missing

  World | August 12, 2013 11:35 IST

  Manila,Aug 12: A powerful typhoon struck the northern Philippines on Monday, toppling power lines and dumping heavy rains across mountains, cities and food-growing plains and leaving at least 23 fishermen missing.Typhoon Utor, described as the