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Thousands evacuated as typhoon bears down on Philippines

Manila, Philippines—Thousands were evacuated in coastal provinces of the Philippines on Monday, ahead of a typhoon due to make landfall in a region hit by...

Filipinos ready for ‘the worst’ as ‘Nando’ lands

Manila, Philippines—More than 10,000 evacuees sheltered in schools and evacuation centres in the Philippines on Monday as heavy rains and gale-force winds from Super Typhoon...

Evacuations in Philippines, Taiwan as super typhoon nears

Manila, Philippines—The Philippines and Taiwan ordered evacuations Sunday ahead of possible flooding and landslides as Super Typhoon ‘Nando’ (Ragasa) approached, gaining strength on its way...

Raging Typhoon Podul slams Taiwan

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan – Typhoon Podul slammed into southeastern Taiwan on Wednesday, with powerful winds and heavy rain lashing the island. The typhoon had wind gusts...

Child dies in Italy as European heatwave sparks wide wildfires

LAS MEDULAS, Spain – A young boy died of heatstroke in Italy while wildfires threatened a UNESCO site in Spain and French cities saw...

Govts scramble to evacuate citizens from Israel, Iran

Governments around the world are evacuating thousands of their nationals caught up in the rapidly spiraling Israel-Iran conflict, organizing buses and planes and in...

Kanlaon Volcano eruption shuts schools, disrupts daily life

NEGROS OCCIDENTAL — The eruption of Mount Kanlaon early Tuesday morning, April 8, has impacted at least 15 barangays in Negros Occidental, prompting widespread...

Task Force ‘Kanlaon’ prepares for possible Alert Level 4

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) called for the immediate evacuation of residents within the six-kilometer extended danger zone around Mount Kanlaon, following a...

Philippines on highest alert as super typhoon approaches

The Philippines raised its highest storm alert and evacuated thousands of people on Thursday, as Super Typhoon Ofel (Usagi) barreled towards its already disaster-ravaged...

Forced evacuations ordered in Cagayan ahead of Typhoon ‘Ofel’

Concerned government agencies on Wednesday started implementing mandatory evacuations in communities directly in the path of Typhoon ‘Ofel’ as a preemptive move to avoid...

‘Kristine’ disrupts over 2 million lives—Civil Defense

Severe tropical storm ‘Kristine’ devastated the lives of over two million Filipinos across 12 regions in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, the Office of Civil...

Israel orders more Gaza evacuations

Israel has ordered more evacuations in southern Gaza’s main city as diplomats pressed on with efforts to secure a pause in the war that...

Militants to probe ‘evacuations’ in Kasibu

BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya—A peasant group called SAMANA-NV has announced its plan to conduct a fact-finding mission in five villages of Kasibu town where reports...

Evacuations resume in Syria after blast

RASHIDIN, Syria"•Hundreds of Syrian civilians who have been under a crippling siege left their homes on Wednesday as evacuations resumed after a weekend bombing...
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