Philippines, Typhoon Kalmaegi
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Philippines, Still Reeling From 1 Typhoon, Is Hit by Another
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Countless people in the Philippines witnessed nature’s wrath through an intense earthquake. "This 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck the city of Rizal, Manay, Davao Oriental, Philippines," the filmer, Justine,
The death toll from Kalmaegi in the Philippines has risen as heavy rains and floods devastated the central region.
Scenes of devastation in Cebu after Typhoon Tino: a damaged home in a rural village (top) and vehicles stacked in a flooded street (bottom) as residents begin clearing debris
More than 150,000 people have been evacuated across the eastern provinces of the Philippines as Typhoon Kalmaegi, locally named Tino, approaches from the Pacific. Authorities have issued warnings for torrential rains, potentially destructive winds, and storm surges reaching up to three metres (nearly 10 feet).
Locals in coastal areas were ordered to evacuate immediately and see higher ground. Follow Newsweek for live updates.
Typhoon Kalmaegi left at least 66 people dead with 26 others missing in the central Philippines, many in widespread flooding that trapped people on their roofs
WHILE Congress is still working on a measure to overhaul the Philippine Building Code (PBC), two lawmakers have voiced support for the plan of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) to update their two-decade-old study on the possible impact of “The Big One”—a major earthquake projected to strike Metro Manila and nearby provinces.
Not even more than two months since a magnitude 6.9 earthquake shook Cebu on September 30, the province is back to struggling for relief and rescue
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Magnitude 5.1 earthquake jolts Davao Oriental
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake shook the waters off Davao Oriental on Thursday afternoon, said the Philippine Institute of Seismology and Volcanology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the earthquake was an aftershock of the doublet earthquake in October and it was recorded at exactly 3:57 p.