Philippines Typhoon
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Typhoon Rai: Death toll climbs to 208 in Philippines
World | Dec 20, 2021, 11:04 AM ISTAt 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 | Nov 28, 2013, 06:52 AM ISTUnited 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 | Nov 27, 2013, 07:30 AM ISTManila : 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 | Nov 20, 2013, 11:31 AM ISTBeijing: 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 | Nov 13, 2013, 07:11 PM ISTTacloban: 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 | Nov 13, 2013, 12:11 PM ISTTacloban, 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 | Nov 13, 2013, 07:04 AM ISTManila: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 | Nov 11, 2013, 02:18 PM ISTTacloban, 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 | Aug 12, 2013, 11:35 AM ISTManila,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