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At least 90 die in Vietnam floods: officials Hanoi (AFP) Nov 4, 2009
At least 90 people have been killed in flooding in central Vietnam sparked by Tropical Storm Mirinae, which slammed into the country after pummelling the Philippines, officials said Wednesday. A further 22 people were reported missing after the storm struck on Monday, destroying hundreds of homes, according to regional officials who asked not to be named and local reports. Television ... read morePhilippines typhoon toll rises to 27: government
Manila (AFP) Nov 4, 2009Philippine authorities on Wednesday reported eight more deaths from Typhoon Mirinae, which battered the storm-weary nation at the weekend, bringing the total number of those killed here to 27. Seven fatalities were reported in Laguna province near Manila and one in Camarines Norte province southeast of the capital. The two provinces also accounted for 12 out of the 19 deaths previously ... more
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Storm kills at least 40 people in Vietnam: official
Hanoi (AFP) Nov 3, 2009Tropical storm Mirinae, which hit the Philippines as a deadly typhoon at the weekend, killed at least 40 people and left 11 missing in Vietnam, a national disaster official said Tuesday. "Most of the victims were because of serious floods that hit the provinces of Phu Yen, Binh Dinh and Gia Lai in particular," the official said after the storm hit the communist country's central coastal area ... more Two killed by tropical storm Mirinae in Cambodia: official
Phnom Penh (AFP) Nov 3, 2009Tropical storm Mirinae killed a mother and daughter as it swept through eastern Cambodia, government and aid officials said Tuesday. Mirinae, which battered the storm-weary Philippines as a typhoon at the weekend, was downgraded to a tropical depression before it hit Vietnam and then Cambodia on Monday. Four other family members were injured when the storm struck northeastern Mondulkiri ... more Volcano near Taiwan's capital still active, scientists warn
Taipei (AFP) Nov 2, 2009A volcano overlooking Taiwan's capital Taipei is still active, and not dormant as long thought, potentially threatening an area that is home to three million people, local media reported Monday. Datun Mountain, around an hour's drive from Taipei's city centre, could devastate the entire urban area if it were to erupt now, the China Post said, citing Academia Sinica, the island's main scienti ... more Philippines cleans up after latest typhoon kills 14
Manila (AFP) Nov 1, 2009Philippine authorities Sunday scrambled to restore power and repair damage after Typhoon Mirinae smashed into the storm-weary nation, killing at least 14 people. A day after Mirinae brought heavy rains and winds, crews were clearing roads of fallen trees and power lines in the capital Manila and nearby areas. Efforts were being made to repair four bridges that collapsed in urban areas so ... more |
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Misery for 1.5 million a month after Philippine storms
Manila (AFP) Oct 26, 2009More than 1.5 million people are struggling to live in flooded suburbs or crowded shelters one month after devastating rains began pounding the Philippines, and officials warn no quick fix is in sight. The impoverished Southeast Asian nation faces a huge long-term battle to recover from the two storms that claimed at least 929 lives in Manila and other parts of the main Luzon island, the ... more Seismic Noise Unearths Lost Hurricanes
Boulder CO (SPX) Oct 22, 2009Seismologists have found a new way to piece together the history of hurricanes in the North Atlantic - by looking back through records of the planet's seismic noise. It's an entirely new way to tap into the rich trove of seismic records, and the strategy might help establish a link between global warming and the frequency or intensity of hurricanes. "Looking for something like hurricane ... more Tropical storm Rick threatens flash floods in Mexico
Mexico City (AFP) Oct 21, 2009Tropical storm Rick made landfall Wednesday in northwestern Mexico having lost its punch as a former top-strength hurricane, but still threatened the region with heavy rain and flash floods, US forecasters said. Rick's eye hit Mexico's northwestern Pacific coast at 7:00 am (1400 GMT), some 15 miles (25 kilometers) north of the port of Mazatlan, said the Miami-based US National Hurricane ... more Tropical storm Rick swirls sluggishly off Mexico's coast
Miami (AFP) Oct 20, 2009Tropical storm Rick churned slowly toward the tip of Mexico's Baja California peninsula Tuesday, after earlier being downgraded from hurricane status, US forecasters said. With weakening winds at around 65 miles (100 kilometers) per hour, the storm system was a shadow of the Category Five monster it became over the weekend, said the US National Hurricane Center. Giant waves whipped up by ... more |
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