Philippines storm

Over 51,000 people evacuated as storm approaches in southern Philippines

The Office of Civil Defense said the government has evacuated over 51,000 people in the provinces of Surigao del Sur, Surigao del Norte, Agusan del Norte, and Dinagat Islands Sunday morning due to massive flooding. Dujuan, the country's first storm this year, is expected to make landfall on Monday morning, the state weather bureau said in a bulleti

Feb 21, 2021, 23:53 PM IST

Two dead, thousands flee in storm-weary Philippines

Two people were killed and thousands fled strong winds and floods as a tropical depression hit the central Philippines on Tuesday, following deadly back-to-back storms during the Christmas season.

Jan 02, 2018, 15:07 PM IST

Rescuers search for Philippine storm victims as toll rises to 200

Rescuers in the Philippines searched on Sunday for survivors of a storm that triggered floods and landslides.

Dec 24, 2017, 18:22 PM IST

Tropical storm Tembin leaves 133 dead, dozens missing in Philippines' Mindanao; flash floods triggered

Tropical Storm Tembin has lashed the nation`s second-largest island of Mindanao since Friday, triggering flash floods and mudslides.

Dec 23, 2017, 22:59 PM IST

Philippines storm death toll rises to 74, dozens missing

Tropical Storm Tembin struck Mindanao, the archipelago nation's second-largest island on Friday, triggering flash floods and mudslides that have since erased a remote village from the map.

Dec 23, 2017, 19:54 PM IST

Three dead, six missing as storm hits southern Philippines

The Philippines lies on the Pacific typhoon belt and endures an average of 20 typhoons and storms each year, but Mindanao is rarely hit by these cyclones.

Dec 22, 2017, 17:24 PM IST

Landslides kill 26 in storm-hit Philippine province: Local officials

Kai-tak cut power supplies in many areas, forced the cancellation of several flights, stranded more than 15,000 people in various ports in the region.

Dec 17, 2017, 20:50 PM IST

Three dead, 77,000 flee as storm pounds Philippines

Kai-Tak, packing gusts of up to 110 kilometres (62 miles) an hour, hit the country's third-largest island Samar in the afternoon and tore through a region devastated by Super Typhoon Haiyan four years ago.

Dec 16, 2017, 17:47 PM IST