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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...

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...

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...

Over 953,000 evacuated as Typhoon Morakot approaching

National
2009-8-9

MORE than 953,000 people in two coastal provinces in east China have been removed to safe places by today as Typhoon Morakot was estimated to make a landfall soon. More than 473,300 residents of Zhejiang had been...

Tourists evacuated from Nanji island as typhoon nears

National
2009-8-6

CHINESE soldiers helped to evacuate 900 foreign and Chinese tourists from Nanji, a resort island off east China's Zhejiang Province, before ferry services to the mainland stopped today as Typhoon Morakot approached. ...

Storm roars across Philippines, 5 dead

World
2009-6-24

A tropical storm blew across the central Philippines today, leaving at least five people dead, including four fishermen whose motorboat was destroyed by a tornado, officials said. The storm, packing sustained winds...