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A handout photo made available by the Office of the Vice President of the Philippines shows a toppled electric post and debris along a road in the typhoon devastated town of General Luna, Siargao island

Typhoon death toll rises in the Philippines

More than 300 people have been in killed by a powerful typhoon in the Philippines that destroyed homes, flooded towns, severed power and communications lines and displaced many people in its central and southern regions.

Asia • 20 Dec 21

The typhoon packed maximum sustained winds of up to 175 km per hour

Evacuations under way as Kammuri hits Philippines

Typhoon Kammuri has lashed the Philippines, forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of residents and the closure of Manila's international airport as a safety precaution.

World • 02 Dec 19

Footage showed fields and streets flooded by muddy water, submerged vehicles and trees blown over

Typhoon Lekima death toll rises to 44 in eastern China

A monster storm that smashed its way up the eastern China coast and forced more than a million residents to flee has killed 44 people, state media have said.

World • 12 Aug 19

Super Typhoon Lekima slammed into southeastern China early Saturday, bringing torrential rain and heavy winds

At least 18 dead after Typhoon Lekima hits China

At least 18 people have been killed and 14 others are missing in a landslide after Typhoon Lekima hit eastern China, national television reported

World • 10 Aug 19

A tree falls down on a car as Typhoon Mangkhut made landfall in Guangdong Province in China yesterday

Hope fades of finding typhoon survivors in Philippines

Hope of finding survivors in the rubble of a huge landslide in the Philippines has faded as rescuers in a remote mountainous region struggled to reach dozens of people feared trapped, two days after a powerful typhoon struck.

Asia • 17 Sep 18

Rivers burst their banks in Lin'an, east China's Zhejiang

1m evacuated as powerful typhoon hits China

One of the most powerful typhoons to strike eastern China in decades has forced the evacuation of more than a million people from the provinces of Zhejiang and Jiangsu.

News • 11 Jul 15

Students on their way home in anticipation of strong winds in a slum area in Baseco district, Manila

Thousands flee as typhoon nears in the Philippines

Thousands of people in the Philippines have sought shelter in churches, schools and other makeshift evacuation centres as Typhoon Hagupit advances towards the disaster-weary nation.

News • 05 Dec 14

Pedestrians walk under heavy rain generated by Typhoon Vongfong in Naha city on the island of Okinawa

Japan braces for powerful typhoon

Typhoon Vongfong is moving towards Japan's main islands after strong winds and heavy rain left 23 injured in the south.

News • 12 Oct 14

Residents are rescued by police and rescue volunteers during the floods in Manila

Thousands return home following Philippine typhoon

Thousands of people displaced by floods triggered by tropical storm Fung-Wong returned to their mud-caked homes in the Philippine capital of Manila, as the death toll from the disaster rose to five.

News • 20 Sep 14

A man walks through heavy wind and rain as Typhoon Rammasun barrels across Manila

Typhoon kills 10, displaces 370,000 in Philippines

A typhoon has killed at least ten people as it churned across the Philippines and shut down the capital, cutting power and prompting the evacuation of more than 370,000 people.

News • 16 Jul 14

Huge waves generated by typhoon Neoguri hit Mizugama beach in Kadena, on the island of Okinawa

Typhoon makes landfall on Japan's southern Island

Typhoon Neoguri slammed into Japan's southern main island early today, after lashing the Okinawa island chain, with three people killed.

News • 09 Jul 14

More than 6,000 people were killed by Typhoon Haiyan

Philippines still reeling from Typhoon Haiyan

RTÉ's Paul O'Flynn reports from the Philippines, four months after it was devastated by Typhoon Haiyan.

Special Reports • 21 Mar 14

A resident walks past high waves pounding the sea wall in strong winds in the city of Legaspi, south of Manila

Super Typhoon Haiyan batters Philippines

The strongest typhoon in the world this year has battered the Philippines, forcing more than one million people to flee.

News • 08 Nov 13

Residents of Legazpi city in Albay province, south of Manila, are evacuated ahead of a super typhoon

Philippines braces for super typhoon

Authorities in the Philippines grounded air and sea transport and urged fishing boats to return to port, as an approaching super typhoon gathered speed.