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Strong typhoon set to wallop Philippines over Christmas
AFP, Published on 23/12/2016
» MANILA (PHILIPPINES) - A strong typhoon was set to wallop the Philippines on Christmas Day, officials warned Friday, as millions of people criss-cross the mostly Catholic nation to celebrate one of the most important dates on the religious calendar.
Typhoon Haima makes landfall in China as HK shuts trading
Published on 21/10/2016
» Typhoon Haima made landfall in China on Friday after it brushed past Hong Kong, forcing the city’s stock exchange to cancel trading for the day and airlines to suspend flights.
Hong Kong in lockdown as Typhoon Haima nears
AFP, Published on 21/10/2016
» HONG KONG - The usually frenetic streets of Hong Kong were deserted Friday as the city went into lockdown for Typhoon Haima, which has killed at least eight people in the Philippines.
Super typhoon tears into northern Philippines
AFP, Published on 20/10/2016
» MANILA - One of the most powerful typhoons to ever hit the Philippines destroyed houses, tore roofs off schools and ripped giant trees out of the ground on Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of deaths.
Millions in Philippines on alert for super typhoon
AFP, Published on 19/10/2016
» MANILA - Millions of people in the Philippines were ordered Wednesday to prepare for one of the strongest typhoons to ever hit the disaster-battered country, with authorities warning of giant storm surges and destructive winds.
Floods: Blame the weather, not humans
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/11/2011
» With droughts & dams half-full until May this year, storms then filled dams & water was released slowly to avoid even greater flooding.