Typhoon

Above-ground trains to stop under No 9 typhoon signal or higher: MTR

31 Dec 2012

All above-ground train services will be suspended when a No 9 typhoon signal or higher is hoisted, the MTR Corporation said.

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Philippines typhoon death toll tops 1,000

16 Dec 2012

The death toll from a typhoon that devastated the southern Philippines earlier this month has topped 1,000 as hundreds more remain missing, the government said on Sunday.

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UN launches Philippine typhoon aid appeal

10 Dec 2012

The United Nations launched a US$65 million global aid appeal on Monday to help hundreds of thousands of people affected by a deadly typhoon that ravaged the Philippines.

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Hundreds of fishermen missing in Philippine storm

9 Dec 2012

The number of people missing after a typhoon devastated parts of the southern Philippines jumped to nearly 900 after families and fishing companies reported losing contact with more than 300...

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Philippines typhoon victims pack into homeless shelters as death toll rises

8 Dec 2012

Hundreds of thousands of survivors of a deadly Philippines typhoon crammed into overcrowded shelters yesterday, braving the stench of corpses as the government vowed action to prevent storm...

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Typhoon Bopha leaves 270 dead in Philippines

6 Dec 2012

A powerful typhoon that ravaged the southern Philippines, killing more than 270 people and leaving hundreds missing, could be headed for southern China.

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Survivors of Typhoon Bopha mourn their dead

Outside a gymnasium in the battered town of New Bataan, several mud-stained bodies lay side by side, covered by cloth and banana leaves and surrounded by villagers covering their noses to fight...

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Briefs, December 4, 2012

A Chinese immigrant bus driver was sentenced to six weeks in prison for his involvement in Singapore's first labour strike in 26 years. Pushing for the jail term as a deterrent, the prosecution...

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TYPHOON

Strong Typhoon Jelawat bears down on Japan

Japan’s mainland was braced on Sunday for waves of up to 10 metres as powerful Typhoon Jelawat barrelled in, a day after it injured scores of people on the southern Okinawa island.

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Powerful typhoon on course to hit Japan’s Okinawa

A powerful typhoon packing winds of up to 270 kilometres per hour was churning towards Okinawa in southern Japan on Saturday, grounding nearly 80 flights, officials said.

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