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Filipino residents evacuate to safer ground in the town of Marabot, Samar island, Philippines, on December 6, 2014.
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Typhoon slams into Philippines, 1 million evacuated

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 6, 2014 | World

Manila, Reuters—A powerful typhoon roared into the eastern Philippines on Saturday, bringing lashing rain and strong winds that felled trees, ripped off tin roofs and toppled power lines in areas still bearing the scars of a super typhoon 13 months ago. About 1...

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Fishermen carry their outrigger to higher ground in Legazpi City, Philippines, on December 5, 2014. (AFP Photo/Charism Sayat)

Tens of thousands evacuated from path of Philippines typhoon

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 5, 2014 | World

Manila, Reuters—Tens of thousands of people fled coastal villages and landslide-prone areas in the central Philippines on Friday, a day before a powerful typhoon was expected to hit the island nation where thousands were killed in a devastating storm 13 months ago....

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A typhoon survivor walks past the debris-littered Sto. Nino Shrine and Heritage Museum which used to house former Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos’ collection of art pieces from Philippine national artists Sunday Nov. 17, 2013 at Tacloban city, Leyte province in central Philippines (AP)

Philippine president to camp in Tacloban

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 17, 2013 | World

Tacloban, Philippines, AP—President Benigno Aquino III said Sunday that he will stay in typhoon-battered Leyte province until he sees more progress in the aid effort following complaints from survivors that they have yet to receive proper help. Aquino is expected to...

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A handout photo from the Military News Agency, made available on 13 November 2013, shows Filipino solders and volunteers unload relief goods from a Taiwan C-130 military cargo plane at the Cebu International Airport in the Philippines on 12 November 2013. (EPA/MILITARY NEWS AGENCY)

Philippine Typhoon Survivors Seek to Flee City Amid Aid Trickle

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 13, 2013 | World

Manila, Bloomberg News—Survivors of Typhoon Haiyan sought to flee a city devastated by the storm in the southern Philippines as emergency aid became bottlenecked and hungry, exhausted locals resorted to looting. “The magnitude of the devastation is overwhelming...

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Typhoon survivors hang signs from their necks as they queue up in the hopes of boarding a C-130 military transport plane on November 12, 2013, in Tacloban, central Philippines. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Tons of aid in Philippines, but not where needed

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 12, 2013 | World

Tacloban, AP—The day after Typhoon Haiyan struck the eastern Philippine coast, a team of 15 doctors and logistics experts was ready to fly here to the worst-hit city to help. On Tuesday, five days into what could be the country’s deadliest disaster, they were...