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November 6, 2025 9:44 AM

Typhoon Kalmaegi death toll hits 114 in Philippines; storm rebuilds strength as it heads to Vietnam

The death toll in the Philippines from Typhoon Kalmaegi rose to 114 with another 127 people still missing, the disaster agency said on Thursday, as the storm that devastated the country's central regions regained strength as it headed towards Vietnam. In Vietnam's Gia Lai province, some 350,000 people were expected to have been evacuated by the middle of the day as authorities warned of heavy rains and damaging winds that could cause flooding in low-lying areas and disrupt agricultural activity...

November 5, 2025 6:03 PM

Typhoon Kalmaegi death toll climbs to 66 as Philippine survivors confront destruction

As the death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi in the Philippines climbed to 66, residents in the hardest-hit province of Cebu are confronting the devastation it left behind: homes reduced to rubble, streets choked with debris, and lives upended. In Talisay city, survivors sift through the destruction, hoping to salvage what little remains. Among them was Eilene Oken, 38, who walked through what used to be her neighbourhood, only to find her home completely destroyed. "We worked and saved for this fo...

November 4, 2025 10:17 PM

Dozens killed, army helicopter downed as Typhoon Kalmaegi hits Philippines

The death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi in the Philippines hit 46 on Tuesday, officials said, including six crew of a military helicopter that crashed during the powerful storm that unleashed heavy rains and floods across the central region. The Huey helicopter went down in Agusan del Sur on the island of Mindanao, where it was conducting a humanitarian disaster response mission, the military said. Six bodies of the crew were recovered and an investigation was underway. The crash took place befor...

November 4, 2025 9:35 AM

One dead as Typhoon Kalmaegi dumps heavy rains over central Philippines

One person was killed when Typhoon Kalmaegi hit the central Philippines on Tuesday, the national disaster agency said, as torrential rains, strong winds and storm surges forced tens of thousands to evacuate from their homes. With sustained winds of 150 kph and gusts of up to 205 kph when it made landfall early on Tuesday, Kalmaegi, locally named Tino, is forecast to move across the Visayas islands region and out over the South China Sea by Wednesday. Tens of thousands of residents were evacuat...

October 1, 2025 6:01 PM

PM Modi condoles loss of lives in Philippines earthquake

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed condolences following a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck the Philippines. He reaffirmed India’s solidarity with the people of the Philippines and offered prayers for the bereaved families. In a post on X, PM Modi said, "Deeply saddened to learn about the loss of lives and the widespread damage caused by the earthquake in the Philippines. My thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved families, and I wish the injured a speedy reco...

October 1, 2025 9:55 AM

Death toll rises to 27 after powerful quake hits central Philippines

The death toll from a 6.9-magnitude earthquake that hit the central Philippines has risen to 69, a disaster official said on Wednesday as the government mobilised agencies to search for survivors and restore power and water supplies. In Bogo city in the north of Cebu province, which was near the epicentre of the shallow quake that struck off the coast just before 10 p.m. on Tuesday, the hospital has been "overwhelmed," Civil Defense official Raffy Alejandro told reporters. The death toll of 69...

September 22, 2025 3:28 PM

Super Typhoon Ragasa barrels through northern Philippines, triggers alerts across region

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr ordered the Philippines disaster response agency to go on full alert and mobilise all government agencies as Super Typhoon Ragasa threatened the north of the country and set off storm alerts across East and Southeast Asia. Packing winds of 215 kph (134 mph) and gusts of up to 295 kph (160 mph), Ragasa made landfall in Calayan Island in Cagayan province, raising the risk of storm surges exceeding three metres (nine feet), the state weather agency said. The Babuyan ...

September 22, 2025 10:09 AM

Philippines halts work, classes as super typhoon barrels toward Luzon

The Philippines suspended work and classes across Metro Manila and large parts of the country on Monday as Super Typhoon Ragasa moved toward northern Luzon, threatening destructive winds and heavy rain. State weather officials raised the highest typhoon warning over the remote Babuyan Islands, urging residents in low-lying and coastal communities to evacuate ahead of storm surges and possible flooding. Packing maximum sustained winds of 205 kph (127 mph) and gusts of up to 250 kph, Ragasa was ...

September 11, 2025 1:04 PM

Philippines protests China’s plan for nature reserve in disputed shoal

The Philippines said on Thursday it "strongly protests" China's plan to establish a nature reserve at a South China Sea shoal, as Beijing moves to reinforce its territorial claims and maritime rights in the contested region. China has approved the creation of a national nature reserve at the disputed Scarborough Shoal. The designation was an "important guarantee" to preserve the atoll's ecosystem, China's State Council said. The Philippine foreign ministry said China's action "clearly infringe...

August 5, 2025 4:36 PM

Philippines President lauds India’s expanding defence footprint, Brahmos project

Philippines President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday expressed his readiness to work with India towards a free and open Indo-Pacific. He commended the rapid progress of the Philippines’ ongoing defence modernisation and praised India’s expanding indigenous defence capabilities, particularly the BrahMos missile project. Addressing a joint press conference with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, Marcos said the two nations had agreed to strengthen naval and coas...