カテゴリー: Philippines
More than 17,000 people flee their homes as landslides engulf villages, cutting off roads and powerRescuers hampered by mud and rain have used their bare hands and shovels to search for survivors of landslides that smashed into villages in the central…
Residents ordered to leave homes as ash and steam sent hundreds of metres into skyThousands of people fled their homes near a Philippine volcano after an eruption sent ash and steam hundreds of metres into the sky.Taal volcano, which sits in a pictures…
Economist calls for compressed working hours with 10-hour days in response to higher fuel pricesUkraine-Russia war – latest updatesThe Philippines is considering a four-day working week to conserve energy, as the cost of fuel continues to rise globally…
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Rights groups say the ban penalises those who cannot travel in a private vehicle or work from homeCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Philippine government has defended a controversial ban that prevents unvaccinated people f…
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President ‘appalled’ at the large numbers of Filipinos not vaccinated ‘galloping in our community’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte, has ordered the arrest of unvaccinated people who v…
Some areas still cut off a week after disaster, with power outages and shortages of food and clean waterMore than 3 million people have been directly affected by the devastation wreaked by Typhoon Rai, which caused widespread power outages and water sh…
Weather system reached category 5 super typhoon strength twice before it struck, killing at least 375Typhoon Rai has devastated the Philippines, killing at least 375 people, and causing damage in excess of $500m (£375m). The system developed on 13 Dece…
Super Typhoon Rai destroyed the popular tourist island, that was about to welcome visitors again after domestic Covid restrictions easedResort and bar owners on a Philippine island popular with surfers and tourists were expecting a bumper Christmas hol…
Calls for urgent aid as some residents remain without drinking water and food in the aftermath of Typhoon RaiThe death toll from the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year has surged to 375 , as desperate survivors pleaded for urgent suppli…
Death toll surges past 200 as rescue efforts continue in towns on devastated island of BoholAt least 208 people have been killed in the devastation caused by Typhoon Rai, the most powerful typhoon to hit the Philippines this year.More than 300,000 peop…
Dozens die after super typhoon pummels southern and central regions of the countryAt least 33 people have been killed in the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year, official tallies showed on Saturday, with a charity reporting “alarming” de…
A month-old baby has been rescued from flood waters in the Philippines after southeastern parts of the country were hit by Typhoon Rai. Nearly 100,000 people have been evacuated after the typhoon registered sustained
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