A 7.8 magnitude earthquake in the southern Philippines causes 35 deaths, damage and a tsunamiThe quake hit about 20 km off Sarangani province early Monday, triggering tsunami warnings across parts of Southeast Asia. Tremors were fel...
09 Jun, 2026, 12.28 AM IST
Typhoon death toll soars past 90 in the PhilippinesThe death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi in the Philippines climbed past 90 on Wednesday as the devastating impact on hard-hit Cebu province be...
05 Nov, 2025, 12.12 PM IST
Typhoon death toll climbs to 66 in the PhilippinesTyphoon Kalmaegi has claimed at least 58 lives in the central Philippines. The storm caused extensive damage, destroying homes and leaving ...
05 Nov, 2025, 07.40 AM IST
Philippines President promises tents, aid for earthquake survivors as death toll reaches 72 in Cebu ProvincePresident Ferdinand Marcos Jr. visited earthquake-affected areas in the Philippines on Thursday, October 9, pledging urgent aid including t...
10 Oct, 2025, 12.42 PM IST
Rescuers hunt for survivors after Philippines' deadliest quake in over a decade kills at least 69Authorities said they feared the eventual toll would be even higher from the shallow 6.9-magnitude earthquake, which struck in waters off t...
01 Oct, 2025, 11.47 PM IST
Philippines earthquake death toll rises to 60, Cebu’s Bogo City worst-hit; over 600 aftershocks recordedA powerful magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the central Philippine islands, causing at least 60 confirmed fatalities and widespread damage, ...
01 Oct, 2025, 10.39 AM IST
What happened in Philippine drug war that led to Duterte's arrest?Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested in Manila under an International Criminal Court warrant for his 'war on drugs,' wh...
11 Mar, 2025, 04.54 PM IST
Philippines death toll from Christmas flood, rain rises to 26The total number of affected people, or 102,476 families, increased to 393,069 people. Apparently, there are 292 evacuation shelters housin...
29 Dec, 2022, 07.18 AM IST
Death toll from Philippine landslides, floods rises to 58: official talliesMost of the deaths from tropical storm Megi -- the strongest to hit the disaster-prone archipelago this year -- were in the central provinc...
13 Apr, 2022, 08.13 AM IST
Philippine death toll from its strongest typhoon of year tops 400The typhoon affected nearly 4.5 million people, including about 500,000 sheltering in evacuation centres, government data showed. It made l...
31 Dec, 2021, 10.28 AM IST
Philippines typhoon death toll rises to 388, says governmentTyphoon Rai struck the south and centre of the Asian nation on December 16 and 17, toppling power lines and trees and unleashing deadly flo...
27 Dec, 2021, 12.02 PM IST
Death toll passes 200 after Philippines typhoonThe Philippine Red Cross reported "complete carnage" in coastal areas after Typhoon Rai left homes, hospitals and schools "ripped to shreds...
21 Dec, 2021, 07.26 PM IST
Hong Kong bans flights from India, Pakistan and the Philippines for 2 weeksThe three countries would be classified as "extremely high risk" after there had been multiple imported cases carrying the strain into Hong...
19 Apr, 2021, 10.19 AM IST
Damage, injuries as Storm Vamco hits VietnamThe storm made landfall on Sunday morning with winds of up to 90 kilometers per hour (56 mph), according to media reports, uprooting trees ...
15 Nov, 2020, 02.18 PM IST
Vietnam braces for Typhoon Vamco, 53 dead in PhilippinesVietnam is prone to destructive storms and flooding due to its long coastline. Vamco will be the 13th storm that affects the Southeast Asia...
14 Nov, 2020, 12.16 PM IST
Virus mutes Easter celebrations as Europe's death toll tops 75,000More than half the world -- over four billion people -- are in lockdown worldwide as governments scramble to halt the pandemic's deadly mar...
12 Apr, 2020, 08.02 PM IST
The Coronavirus spread: The total number dead & countries with infectionPatients are being treated with a combination of antivirals and other measures, as scientists race to find a vaccine. Some reports said dru...
04 Feb, 2020, 10.45 AM IST