Many Filipinos say floods are worse than ever — and now, the government has admitted that vast sums were embezzled from a program meant to fight the problem.
Tag: Typhoons
Images From Vietnam’s Year of Deadly Wet Weather
Scientists suggested that climate change could make central Vietnam a global hot spot for destructive storms. This year has seemed to prove the point.
A Million Evacuated as Typhoon Fung-Wong Hit the Philippines
Grabbing children and leaving their homes behind, residents evacuated before Typhoon Fung-wong hit.
Super Typhoon Fung-wong Hits Philippines Days After Last Storm
Typhoon Fung-wong made landfall on the main island of Luzon, prompting the evacuation of more than one million people, just days after an earlier storm killed over 200.
Philippines Faces Grim Typhoon Aftermath as Another Storm Nears
The death toll for Typhoon Kalmaegi rose into the triple digits, and the country is bracing for another cyclone expected this weekend.
Dozens Killed After Typhoon Kalmaegi Brings Flooding to Central Philippines
Many of the victims drowned, the authorities said. Hundreds of thousands of people had evacuated before Typhoon Kalmaegi hit on Tuesday.
Typhoon Matmo Makes Landfall in Southern China
The tropical cyclone disrupted transportation, forced more than 151,000 evacuations and raised fears of flooding as it barreled toward Guangdong Province.
Typhoon Bualoi Slams Into Central Vietnam, Adding to Death Toll
At least 13 people were killed and dozens more injured in central Vietnam, where 2 million were without power. Bualoi’s deadly path had started with 10 deaths in the Philippines.
Typhoon Ragasa Tears Through a Taiwan Town, Killing 14
Hundreds of firefighters and soldiers dispatched to Guangfu have gone door to door to check for trapped residents.
One Million Evacuated in China as Typhoon Ragasa Barrels Toward Coast
The storm left 14 dead in Taiwan, and flooded Hong Kong and Macau, disrupting flights.