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UN seeks US$169 million in aid for Philippine typhoon victims

More than 400 people were killed and hundreds of thousands left homeless after Rai hit the archipelago as a super typhoon in December

Super typhoon’s destruction in Philippines ‘badly underestimated,’ says UN

Scientists have long warned that typhoons are strengthening more rapidly as the world becomes warmer because of human-driven climate change

24,000 evacuated, two dead in Indonesian floods

Torrential rains have hammered the island for days, causing rivers to burst their banks and sending water levels surging

Oxfam appeals for support in rebuilding Philippines’ typhoon-damaged houses

Initial monitoring showed that at least 400,000 houses were damaged — 127,000 of which were completely destroyed

Philippine typhoon survivors wish for roofs and food on Christmas

Widespread destruction caused by the typhoon has dampened celebrations as many survivors plead for drinking water and food

Many Filipinos face Christmas homeless following super typhoon

The storm struck at a time when people were already feeling the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

‘A little aid would help’: Philippine typhoon survivors beg for food

President Rodrigo Duterte has declared a state of calamity in the typhoon-affected areas

One dead, dozens missing after landslide at jade mine in Myanmar

While it is unclear whether the mining is officially sanctioned by the junta, it largely takes place under the cover of night

‘We have nothing left’: Philippine typhoon survivors appeal for help

At least 98 people lost their lives in the province of Bohol while another 16 were still missing

‘It’s no more’: Philippine surfing paradise wiped out by typhoon

The widespread destruction left the island -- voted the best in Asia by Conde Nast Traveler readers this year -- unrecognizable

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