caused towering tidal surges and forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee to emergency shelters as it cut across the northern Philippines on Sunday in the sixth major storm to hit the ...

MANILA, Philippines--Villagers in northern Philippine ... Forecasters also warned of a “life-threatening storm surge reaching 2 to 3 meters (6.5 to 9.8 feet)” that could be whipped up by ...

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The urban poor in informal settlements account for 45 percent of the total Philippines’ urban population, and are particularly vulnerable to floods associated with intensified storm surges and ...

More than 180 people are reported to have been killed as a tropical storm swept through the southern Philippines, with dozens more missing. Storm Tembin brought flash flooding and mudslides to ...