Storm-weary Filipinos have started clearing fallen trees and repairing damaged houses after Super Typhoon Man-yi, the sixth major storm to hit the Philippines in less than a month, battered the country and…
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Philippines: Super Typhoon Man-yi damages power lines and causes tidal surges
Super Typhoon Man-yi has uprooted trees, bringing down power lines and triggering tidal surges as it made its second landfall on the northeastern Philippine coast – the sixth major storm to hit the country…
Philippines: Sixth typhoon in a month makes landfall
A potentially catastrophic super typhoon has made landfall in the Philippines – the sixth typhoon to hit the country in a month. Man-Yi, known locally as Pepito, touched down at…
Philippines: Super Typhoon Man-yi makes landfall
Super Typhoon Man-yi has made landfall in the Philippines with the national weather forecaster warning of a “potentially catastrophic and life-threatening” impact, as waves up to 14 metres (46 feet)…
Philippines: Authorities evacuate thousands as Super Typhoon Man-yi nears
The Philippines has ordered the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people and cancelled dozens of flights as a “potentially catastrophic” typhoon – the sixth storm in a month – approaches…
Caribbean: Tropical Storm Sara forms threatening Central America
A new tropical storm in the Caribbean is threatening to bring life-threatening rains to Central America before heading to Mexico and the United States as tropical storm warnings have been…
Philippines: Highest alert level raised for Super Typhoon Usagi
The Philippines has raised its highest storm alert and evacuated thousands of people as it braces for Super Typhoon Usagi, the fifth storm to hit the country in three weeks. Packing sustained…
Spain: Authorities evacuate thousands in Málaga in response to flood alerts
Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes in the Costa del Sol region of southern Spain after a red weather alert was issued for extreme rain and flooding.…
Spain: New weather front expected to bring torrential rain to Med coast
Two weeks after flash floods caused devastation in eastern Spain, several areas of the country are on alert, with a new weather front expected to bring torrential rain and low…
Amazon: More than 420,000 children affected by record drought in Brazil, Colombia and Peru: UN
More than 420,000 children in the Amazon basin have been affected by “dangerous levels” of water scarcity and drought in three countries, according to the United Nations. The record-breaking drought, ongoing…