Tag: Natural Disasters
Cyclone Mocha inflicts heavy damage on Myanmar’s Rakhine state
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance called Mocha “one of the strongest cyclones ever to hit the country”
Pope Francis prays for victims of floods in Pakistan
Officials in Pakistan said this year's monsoon flooding has affected more than 33 million people, destroying nearly a million homes
Rescuers search for survivors in villages hit by landslides in central...
The death toll from tropical storm Megi rose to 28 while more than 17,000 people fled their homes
Landslides, flooding kill at least 24 in wake of Philippine storm
More than 13,000 people fled to emergency shelters as the storm pounded the region, flooding houses, inundating fields, cutting off roads
12,000 displaced by floods in Malaysia
The tropical Southeast Asian nation was hit by bouts of bad weather over the weekend, as continuous rain swamped towns on the east coast
‘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
27 dead, 70,000 displaced in Malaysian floods
This year's floods were the worst since 2014 when over 100,000 people were forced from their homes
Filipino Catholics told: Avoid ‘lavish’ Christmas parties, help typhoon victims
Bishop Pablo Virgilio David, CBCP president, urged Catholics to instead set aside money for the devastated communities
Troops race to deliver aid to Philippine typhoon survivors
The United Nations reported "utter devastation" in the areas worst affected by typhoon Rai (Odette)
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