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Boracay picks up pieces after Christmas typhoon slams Philippines
Published on 30/12/2019
» BORACAY, Philippines: As mobile internet service -- but not electricity -- returned to Boracay, the extent of the destruction to the island cut off by typhoon Phanfone on Christmas Day filtered out to the wider world.
Christmas typhoon leaves 28 dead, 12 missing in Philippines
Associated Press, Published on 27/12/2019
» MANILA: A strong typhoon that barreled through the central Philippines left at least 28 dead and 12 missing, and forced thousands to flee their homes, devastating Christmas celebrations in the predominantly Roman Catholic country.
Typhoon ruins Christmas for travellers, evacuees in Philippines
Reuters, Published on 25/12/2019
» MANILA: Christmas turned to chaos for many holiday observers in the central Philippines as a typhoon with strong winds and heavy rains destroyed homes, cut off power and stranded travellers, disaster officials said on Wednesday.
2 dead as typhoon slams Japan
AFP, Published on 06/10/2014
» Strong typhoon Phanfone slammed into Japan on Monday, packing gusting winds and huge waves that swept three US military officials out to sea and brought travel chaos to a nation accustomed to dealing with nature's fury.
Killer typhoon heads for Tokyo
AFP, Published on 06/10/2014
» TOKYO - Strong typhoon Phanfone made landfall in central Japan on Monday, slamming into the archipelago with winds of 180 kilometres (112 miles) per hour and making a beeline for Tokyo, the country's meteorological agency said.
Strong typhoon Phanfone makes landfall in central Japan
AFP, Published on 06/10/2014
» TOKYO - Strong typhoon Phanfone made a landfall in central Japan on Monday, slamming into the archipelago with winds of 180 kilometres (112 miles) per hour as it took aim at Tokyo, the country's meteorological agency said.
US military officials feared dead as typhoon heads for Japan
AFP, Published on 06/10/2014
» TOKYO - A strong typhoon was churning toward Japan's main island on Monday, leaving four people dead or missing including three US military officials, according to media reports.
Drivers, teams numbed by Bianchi Japan horror
AFP, Published on 05/10/2014
» Formula One was divided by anger and grief as it struggled to understand the circumstances that left Jules Bianchi fighting for his life following Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix.
Search for bodies on Japan volcano halted as typhoon looms
AFP, Published on 05/10/2014
» TOKYO - A search operation for people missing on a volcano in central Japan was called off Sunday, more than a week after a deadly eruption claimed dozens of lives, as an approaching typhoon brought heavy rains.
Volcano death toll now 47
Published on 04/10/2014
» TOKYO: The bodies of four more people were found on Mount Ontake in central Japan on Saturday as search efforts halted by two days of rain resumed one week after the country's worst postwar volcanic disaster, so far confirmed to have killed 47.