カテゴリー: Philippines
At least 60 people were reported dead by civil defence officials in the Philippines as a quake struck off Bogo, a city near the northern tip of the populous island of Cebu, late on Tuesday. Rescue teams worked through the night in an attempt to find su…
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 shook central Philippines on Tuesday night, sending people dashing out into streets, damaging a stone church and knocking out power in some areas. The earthquake was centred about 17km (10 miles) north-east o…
More than 700 aftershocks recorded while rescuers search for casualties in coastal city of BogoRescuers in the Philippines combed through rubble and mud after the deadliest earthquake in more than a decade killed at least 69 people, with patients overw…
Vietnamese authorities said the typhoon was the most devastating storm to hit the country this yearThe death toll from Typhoon Bualoi in south-east Asia has risen to more than 30, as heavy rains continued to lash the region.In Vietnam, authorities said…
Super Typhoon Ragasa has caused widespread flooding and damaged roads in Hong Kong, which resumed international flights on Thursday but kept kindergartens and some schools closed. Ragasa, the strongest storm so far this year, killed 14 people in Taiwan…
Huge clear-up efforts start after storm leaves trail of destruction, with 25 reported dead in Taiwan and the Philippines Huge clear-up operations were under way in southern China and Hong Kong on Thursday, after Super Typhoon Ragasa battered the region…
Up to 30,000 alleged drug users and dealers were slaughtered in the Philippines’ so-called drug war, but on Manila’s streets some of their killers still believe they did the right thingThe kills were easier to swallow after a few drinks.After each oper…
This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story here:Ragasa: 17 killed in Taiwan as storm batters Hong KongIn pictures: Ragasa’s path of destructionSuper Typhoon Ragasa is the strongest storm of 2025 and is now bearing down on China’s southern…
Carried by a band of pirates that stand up to corrupt and repressive rulers, the meaning of the One Piece flag has resonated across AsiaIn Indonesia, it was hung outside homes, on motorbikes, cars and trucks, in a sign of discontent with the government…
Chinese businesses and schools shut and residents in high-rises ordered to evacuate as storm forecast to make landfall along Guangdong coastSuper Typhoon Ragasa – latest updatesFierce winds, pounding rain and high seas battered Hong Kong as Super Typho…
Drone shots showed flooding in a Philippine town north of the capital, Manila, after heavy rain from Super Typhoon Ragasa hit the area. The country’s president, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, ordered the country’s disaster response agency to go on full alert and…
Three charges against Duterte stem from his years-long campaign against drug users and dealers that rights groups say killed thousandsProsecutors at the international criminal court (ICC) have charged former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte with t…
Three charges against Duterte stem from his years-long campaign against drug users and dealers that rights groups say killed thousandsInternational criminal court prosecutors have charged the former president of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte with thr…
Dozens of police officers injured as anger erupts over billions allegedly spent on bogus relief projectsTens of thousands of Filipinos took to the streets on Sunday to protest against government corruption after it was alleged that taxpayers have lost …
Nobel prize winner says US institutions have collapsed much quicker than expected under the Trump administrationThe Nobel prize winner Maria Ressa has said Americans are like “deer in the headlights” amid the collapse of US institutions and free speech…