Philippines says tanker carrying 1.4 million litres of oil capsizes in Manila Bay
MANILA, July 25, 2024 (AFP) - A Philippine-flagged tanker carrying 1.4 million litres of industrial fuel oil capsized and sank…
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Disaster
Streets turned into rivers as Typhoon Gaemi hits Philippines
MANILA, July 24, 2024 (AFP) - Relentless rain drenched the northern Philippines on Wednesday, triggering flooding in Manila and…
2 years ago
Indonesia flood death toll rises to 41 with 17 missing
TANAH DATAR, Indonesia, May 13, 2024 (AFP) - The number of people killed by flash floods and cold…
2 years ago
34 dead in Indonesia floods, 16 missing
TANAH DATAR, Indonesia, May 12, 2024 (AFP) - At least 34 people have died and 16 more were missing after…
2 years ago
Firefighters douse blaze at exploded Jakarta ammo depot
JAKARTA, March 31, 2024 (AFP) - Firefighters have managed to extinguish a blaze that levelled an ammunition warehouse just outside…
2 years ago
Faulty warnings, deforestation turned Philippine rains ‘deadly’: study
MANILA, March 1, 2024 (AFP) - Faulty warning systems, poverty and deforestation of mountains in the southern Philippines turned recent…
2 years ago
Two Seoul police officers convicted over deadly Halloween crush
SEOUL, Feb 14, 2024 (AFP) - A South Korean court sentenced two former senior police officers Wednesday for destroying evidence…
2 years ago
Child rescued after almost 60 hours in Philippine landslide
MANILA, Feb 9, 2024 (AFP) - The rescue of a child on Friday nearly 60 hours after a landslide hit…
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Seven killed in Philippine landslide
MANILA, Jan 19, 2024 (AFP) - At least seven people were killed when a landslide hit a house in the…
2 years ago
Tennessee tornadoes leave trail of destruction, six dead
WASHINGTON, Dec 10, 2023 (AFP) - Tornadoes tore through the US state of Tennessee on Saturday, leaving at least six…
3 years ago
At least 21 dead in torrential Dominican Republic rains
SANTO DOMINGO, Nov 20, 2023 (AFP) - At least 21 people, including three children, died after heavy rainfall inundated the…
3 years ago
Rescuers recover last body from flooded S. Korean tunnel
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Rescue workers recovered the last body and ended search operations at a flooded underpass in…
3 years ago
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