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Four deaths in evacuation centres around Philippine volcano
Manila - Four people displaced by an erupting volcano in the eastern Philippines have died due to various ailments in evacuation centres, officials said Tuesday.
Philippine volcano rumbles, eruption seen soon
LEGASPI, Philippines (Reuters) - The Philippines' most active volcano shot higher ash columns and rumbled louder on Wednesday as authorities warned of a potential hazardous eruption in Mount Mayon anytime.
Philippines volcano alert 'high'
Scientists in the Philippines have said a major explosive eruption could occur at any time as the Mount Mayon volcano in the centre of the country rumbles to life.
Volcano Experts Fear Major Eruption Soon in Philippines
MANILA — The Philippines' most active volcano spewed ash as high as 500 meters and burning rocks and mud a kilometer down its slopes on Wednesday and vulcanologists expect a major hazardous eruption soon.
Typhoon Mirinae on track to hit flooded Manila
MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Mirinae, the fourth cyclone to wallop the Philippines in a month, was barreling toward the capital of Manila, where some districts are still submerged by recent massive flooding, forecasters said Friday.
UN to seek tens of millions of dollars more in aid for storm-hit Philippines
MANILA, Philippines — The U.N. will appeal for tens of millions of dollars in fresh aid for the Philippines in addition to $44 million already pledged for the Southeast Asian nation as it grapples with massive destruction from back-to-back storms,...
Death toll tops 200 in Philippine floods, landslides
Manila - The death toll in landslides and floods that hit the northern Philippines reached 245 as rescuers struggled through mud and raging waters in search of dozens of people still missing, police and officials said. Seventy-eight of the fatalit...
Landslides kill 181 in the Philippines
At least 181 people have been killed in landslides caused by heavy rains in mountainous areas of the northern Philippines last night, two weeks after a tropical storm left hundreds dead in the capital of Manila.
After Storms, Stagnant Floodwaters Bring Disease in Philippines
MANILA — More than a week after Typhoon Ketsana devastated the Philippines, followed by a second damaging storm, large areas of Manila and nearby provinces remain flooded, and survivors — some gathered in evacuation centers and others marooned in ...
U.N. Launches $74 Mn Appeal For Philippines Flood Victims
Tuesday, the United Nations launched an appeal for $74 million to help Philippines provide immediate assistance to more than one million flood-stricken persons hit by the massive back-to-back tropical storms Ketsana (also known as Ondoy) and Parma.
Ship sinks as typhoon loiters off Philippines
A ship carrying refrigerated goods sank in the South China Sea, killing one person and leaving 10 crew missing, as a powerful storm stalled off the Philippines' northwestern coast on Monday, officials said.
Typhoon Parma pummels northern Philippines
MANILA — Typhoon Parma pummeled the northern Philippines on Saturday, toppling trees and cutting off power and telephone lines, as its rains threatened to bring more misery to millions of flood survivors in Manila.
Tens of thousands in Philippines flee "super typhoon"
MANILA, Philippines — Tens of thousands of villagers fled the likely path of a powerful typhoon bearing down Friday on the Philippines, as the government braced for the possibility of a second disaster just days after a storm killed more than 400.
USAID Provides Additional Emergency Aid to Philippines
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has allocated an additional $1 million in emergency assistance for the people of the Philippines in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Ketsana, bringing the total assistance provided by USAID to $...
Philippine flood crisis deepens, death toll at 246
MANILA — Hundreds of thousands of exhausted Philippine flood survivors crammed into schools, gymnasiums, churches and other makeshift shelters on Tuesday as the death toll from the weekend disaster soared to 246.
140 Lives Claimed by Philippines Flooding
Many Filipinos tried to rebuild their lives Monday after saving little more than the clothes they wore when a tropical storm inundated the capital city with its worst flooding in more than four decades.
26 dead in Philippine landslide
The death toll in the Philippine mining site landslide has reached 26, local officials in the southern Mindanao region said Tuesday.
Philippines typhoon kills dozens
At least 24 people have been killed and three are missing in the northern Philippines after a powerful typhoon swept through the area, officials have said.
Thailand pledges $100000 for ‘Frank’ victims
MANILA, Philippines -- Thailand has pledged $100,000 dollars for the victims of typhoon "Frank" (international codename: Fensghen) which has left over 700 people killed, a military spokesman said.