Typhoon Fengshen kills at least 59 people in the central Philippines while more than 700 more are missing after a ferry capsizes. At least 59 people have been killed in the central Philippine province of Iloilo and the death toll could rise further after flashflooding from Typhoon Fengshen washed out communities, officials said on Sunday (June 22). Fengshen, with maximum gusts of up to 195 kph (121 mph), tore through the centre of the archipelago on Saturday(June 21), devastating Iloilo with floodwaters more than two metres high in some places. Local residents and authorities rushed to help the many people marooned by floodwaters, which had washed away houses and vehicles. More than 20,000 people were being housed in evacuation centres in the centre and south of the archipelago, where the storm had triggered flashfloods, landslides and ripped up trees and power lines. "Our homes were already inundated by flood waters. We can't approach our houses now because the currents are too...
Typhoon hits central Philippines and forces thousands to evacuate. Typhoon Fengshen battered islands in the central Philippines on Saturday (June 21), triggering flash floods and shuttering the...
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PANAY ISLAND, Philippines (June 27, 2008) High above Panay Island, standing water is visible after the wake of Typhoon Fengshen. At the request of the government of the Republic of the Philippines,...
PHILIPPINES (June 26,2008) - An SH-60 Seahawk helicopter launched from USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) arrives in the Republic of the Philippines to deliver supplies. Philippine military members and...
The Philippines government has grounded the entire fleet of a company whose ferry capsized in a deadly typhoon, as rescuers continue desperate efforts to locate hundreds of missing passengers,...
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