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Typhoon Mirinae barrels through Philippines, 12 dead

World
2009-10-31

TYPHOON Mirinae, the fourth in a month that hit the Philippines, barreled through the main island of Luzon early this morning, killing at least 12 people. Most of the victims died of drowning or extreme cold in...

Six landslide survivors found

World
2009-10-11

RESCUERS dug out six survivors and more bodies buried under landslides that killed nearly 200 people in the storm-soaked northern Philippines, as workers rushed yesterday to clear mountain roads to aid relief efforts. ...

Rescuers rush to save Philippine landslide victims

World
2009-10-10

RESCUERS dug out six survivors and more bodies buried under landslides that killed nearly 200 people in the storm-soaked northern Philippines, as workers rushed today to clear mountain roads to aid relief efforts. ...

Mud and rain hamper rescue efforts in northern Philippines

World
2009-10-10

RESCUERS struggled through mud and pounding rain yesterday to clear mountain roads and retrieve more than 160 bodies from dozens of landslides that buried villages and cut off towns in the rain-soaked northern Philippines. ...

Typhoon turns back, dumps rain on northern Philippines

World
2009-10-5

A powerful typhoon that slammed into the northern Philippines over the weekend has made a U-turn and was being pulled back by another, stronger storm, officials said today. Typhoon Parma, the strongest typhoon...

Official: Mine kills US soldier in Philippines

World
2009-9-29

ONE American soldier was killed and another was wounded in a landmine attack today by suspected al-Qaida-linked militants in the southern Philippines, military officials said. US officials did not immediately comment...

Manila seeks global assistance after powerful storm kills 140

World
2009-9-29

THE Philippines appealed for international help yesterday after a tropical storm killed 140 people in the country's north, and it warned that a new storm could strike this week, with tens of thousands of citizens...

At least 106 dead or missing as wild storm hits Philippines

World
2009-9-28

RESCUERS plucked bodies from muddy floodwaters and saved drenched survivors from rooftops yesterday after a tropical storm tore through the northern Philippines and left at least 106 people dead or missing. It...

Philippine storm leaves 75 dead and missing

World
2009-9-27

RESCUERS plucked bodies from muddy floodwaters and scrambled to save drenched survivors on rooftops today after a tropical storm tore through the northern Philippines and left 75 people dead or missing in the region's...

30 hours: woman survives in sea

World
2009-9-8

A PHILIPPINES air force helicopter yesterday plucked to safety a woman who drifted for about 30 hours in choppy seas after the sinking of a ferry that left nine dead. Only one of the nearly 1,000 people on board is...