Safety, Need Compete in Typhoon-Hit Philippines

Safety, Need Compete in Typhoon-Hit Philippines TIME (NEW BATAAN, Philippines) — The government's geological hazard maps show why this farming community was largely washed away by a powerful typhoon: "highly susceptible to flooding and landslides." That didn't stop some villagers from rebuilding ... See all stories on this topic »

Philippines Typhoon Death Toll Surpasses 400 Voice of America Rescuers in the Philippines are searching for survivors and rushing emergency aid to a quarter million people displaced two days after a powerful typhoon swept across the south, killing nearly 400 people. By Thursday, Typhoon Bopha had moved west of ... See all stories on this topic » Voice of America

In Doha, Philippines Negotiator Delivers Emotional Plea For Climate Change ... NPR (blog) But today during the United Nation's COP 18 climate change conference in Doha, the lead negotiator for the Philippines broke down. He delivered an emotional plea for action on the issue of climate change that was made even more dramatic because his ... See all stories on this topic »

'Abandoned' Philippines cemetery rankles military vets USA TODAY Nearly half of the headstone of Army Staff Sgt. Hershel Lee Covey, killed during WWII in the Philippines, in Clark Veterans Cemetery was covered by volcanic ash after the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo. (Photo: Clark Veterans Cemetery Restoration ... See all stories on this topic »

'Survivor: Philippines': Carter Williams compares villain Abi to 'a puppy dog ... Zap2it.com (blog) Only two more episodes of "Survivor: Philippines" remain: its last regular time slot next Wednesday, December 12, and the finale special on Sunday, Dec. 16. Who do you think will win the million-dollar prize? Follow Zap2it on Twitter and Zap2it on ... See all stories on this topic » Zap2it.com (blog)

Philippine shelters "washed away" as typhoon toll hits 379 Reuters NEW BATAAN, Philippines (Reuters) - Rescue workers searched on Thursday through thick mud, broken homes and fallen trees for survivors, two days after a typhoon swept the southern Philippines killing nearly 400 people and leaving at least as many ... See all stories on this topic »

Typhoon kills nearly 350 in Philippines Christian Science Monitor A powerful typhoon that washed away emergency shelters, a military camp and possibly entire families in the southern Philippines has killed almost 350 people with nearly 400 missing, authorities said Thursday. Skip to next paragraph. In Pictures ... See all stories on this topic » Christian Science Monitor

Philippines typhoon death-toll passes 350 CBS News NEW BATAAN, Philippines Surrounded by steep mountains, far-flung New Bataan town has long been a tragedy waiting to happen in a valley of disasters. A government-issued geological hazard map identifies the extremely precarious location of the farming ... See all stories on this topic » CBS News

Devastation in a Philippine valley where typhoons aren't expected CNN Montevista, Philippines (CNN) -- Bent over amid the wreckage of her family's home, Jane Bucani, 17, leafs through the sodden remnants of her school yearbook, trying to see what memories she can salvage. Her mother, Rosal, picks among the jumble of ... See all stories on this topic »

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