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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...

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. ...

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...

Philippine storm leaves 86 dead, 32 missing

World
2009-9-28

MANY Filipinos tried to rebuild their lives today after saving little more than the clothes they wore in a tropical storm and the capital's worst flooding in more than four decades. At least 86 people were dead and...

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...

5 dead, 900 people rescued from Philippine ferry

World
2009-9-6

AT least five people drowned and 900 terrified passengers, many roused from their sleep, were rescued early today from a ferry that listed then sank in the southern Philippines, officials said. More than 60 people...

New Zealand navy finds sunken Tongan ferry

World
2009-8-18

A remotely operated submarine has found the ferry that sunk near the Pacific Island nation of Tonga almost two weeks ago, with the loss of at least 95 lives, the New Zealand navy said today. The submarine was...

Tonga transport minister resigns over ferry loss

World
2009-8-11

TONGA'S minister of transport resigned today, six days after a state-owned ferry sank, leaving 93 people missing in one of the South Pacific nation's biggest tragedies. Minister Paul Karalus announced his resignation...

93 people missing in Tongan ferry disaster

World
2009-8-9

NINETY-THREE people were missing and feared dead today after their ferry capsized and sank off Tonga, as divers continued to try and locate the sunken vessel in the deep waters off the South Pacific nation. Police...

Ferry sinks in Tonga; dozens missing, feared dead

World
2009-8-6

AN overnight ferry packed with sleeping passengers flipped in heavy seas near the Pacific island nation of Tonga, leaving more than 30 people missing and feared dead, officials said today. Rescuers who plucked...