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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...

Typhoon Kestana shaves Hainan, heading to Vietnam

National
2009-9-29

TYPHOON Kestana shaved China's southernmost island province of Hainan today, heading westward to Vietnam, the meteorological stations in south China monitored. The typhoon was only 260 km away from Sanya City,...

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...

Mainland technicians fly to Taiwan to help install prefabricated houses

National
2009-8-22

THREE Chinese mainland technicians left for Taiwan this afternoon to help install prefabricated houses on the typhoon-hit island. They were the first batch of technicians sent to the island as requested by the...

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...

Taiwan typhoon death toll could top 500

National
2009-8-14

THE death toll from Typhoon Morakot in Taiwan could reach more than 500, Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou said today. "More than 120 people have already reportedly been killed by Morakot, in addition to 380 more deaths...

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...