Storm-battered Philippines cleans up

November 22, 2020

November 23, 2020 5:00 AM

In a matter of hours, swathes of the main Philippine island of Luzon were flooded by record downpours from Typhoon Vamco. Rivers burst their banks, landslides smashed into villages and rice fields were flattened. Much of the capital Manila was inundated by muddy water that quickly reached the rooftops of homes in some areas.

Damage, injuries as Storm Vamco slams into Vietnam

November 15, 2020

GZERO Staff

November 15, 2020 4:49 PM

Vamco is the latest in a series of storms that have pummelled Vietnam over the past six weeks.

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Death toll from year's deadliest typhoon in Philippines climbs to 67

November 15, 2020

GZERO Staff

November 15, 2020 12:10 PM

MANILA (REUTERS) - The death toll from the deadliest cyclone to hit the Philippines this year has climbed to 67, with 12 people still missing, the national disaster management agency said on Sunday (Nov 15).

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Typhoon Vamco hammers main Philippine island of Luzon, paralyses Manila

November 12, 2020

GZERO Staff

November 12, 2020 1:58 PM

MANILA - A typhoon that gathered devastating strength pummelled the main island of Luzon overnight, dumping record levels of rain that set off massive flooding and paralysed nearly all of Metropolitan Manila on Thursday (Nov 12).

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Philippines evacuates thousands as Typhoon Vamco approaches

November 11, 2020

GZERO Staff

November 12, 2020 5:00 AM

MANILA • The Philippine authorities have ordered thousands of residents in eastern coastal communities to evacuate ahead of the landfall of Typhoon Vamco, only weeks after the country was battered by the strongest typhoon so far this year.

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