Philippines Typhoon

725,000 people evacuated as typhoon Melor slams into Philippines

About 725,000 people fled their homes and communities braced for heavy rain and coastal floods of up to four metres (13ft) as Typhoon Melor slammed into...

Typhoon-hammered Philippines in ‘fight for our survival’

As powerful Typhoon Hagupit hammered the Philippines this weekend — the second year in a row the country has been battered by a major storm during the...