Death toll from twin typhoons in Philippines rises to 259
The death toll from two recent powerful typhoons that swept across the Philippines has climbed to 259, with millions of people displaced, authorities said on Wednesday.
The death toll from two recent powerful typhoons that swept across the Philippines has climbed to 259, with millions of people displaced, authorities said on Wednesday.
The death toll in Typhoon Kalmaegi that has hit the Philippines since Sunday has climbed to 66, with 26 more missing, the country's Office of Civil Defence (OCD) said Wednesday.
Sarit Suwannarut kept the pedal to the metal, increasing his advantage on top of the leaderboard to four shots at the halfway stage of the US$22.22 million International Series Philippines, even as India's Gagamkeet Bhullar remained in the chasing pack and in contention for a top finish.
The death toll from a 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck the central Philippines has risen to 69, officials confirmed on Wednesday, as rescue teams continue searching for survivors after one of the strongest quakes the country has experienced in a decade.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday expressed deep sadness over the loss of lives and widespread damage caused by the 6.9 magnitude earthquake in the Philippines in which more than 60 people have been killed and over 150 injured.
Naval Base Camilo Osias, a seemingly inconspicuous military facility on the northern tip of the Philippines' largest island, is quietly undergoing transformative changes that belie its unassuming appearance.
At least 25 persons were killed when a passenger bus plunged off a cliff in Antique province in central Philippines, local media reported.
A 7.4-magnitude offshore earthquake that hit southern Philippines has killed at least one person and injured two others, local authorities reported on Sunday.
According to the USGS, tsunami waves as high as 1-3 meters are expected to hit Philippines.
Maritime disputes across the vast South China Sea have ratcheted up in recent years as an increasingly assertive China militarises disputed islands and confronts its regional rivals over their competing claims in the strategically important and resource-rich waterway.
