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Prisoners again bolt typhoon-damaged Philippine jail

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 17:06

Almost 200 inmates of a Philippine jail damaged by Super Typhoon Haiyan bolted the prison on Thursday, the second mass jailbreak since the storm, the jail warden said.

Super typhoon victims flee again as rains flood southern Philippines

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 15:21

Emergency workers evacuated thousands of people across the southern Philippines on Tuesday, including many already made homeless by a typhoon in November, after three days of rain flooded towns and farmland.

Death toll from Philippines storm climbs to 40

Last Updated: Sunday, January 19, 2014, 12:42

The death toll from the first storm to batter the disaster-prone Philippines this year has climbed to 40, officials said on Sunday, as forecasters warned more heavy rain was on its way.

UK group in Philippine typhoon survivors anti-trafficking plan

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 14:12

A UK-based children`s charity said Friday it will expand an anti-human trafficking project in the Philippines, as fears grow that young survivors of deadly typhoon Haiyan are becoming easy prey.

Typhoon sparks Philippine child trafficking fears: Charity

Last Updated: Saturday, January 11, 2014, 19:24

A UK-based children`s charity has asked Philippines to investigate the suspected recruitment of child workers for sex trafficking in a region devastated by Super Typhoon Haiyan, aid official said.

Schools reopen in Philippine typhoon zone

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 15:32

Schools reopened on Monday in badly damaged central Philippine towns for the first time since one of the world`s strongest storms ever to hit land killed thousands two months ago.

Hundreds of corpses unburied after Philippine typhoon

Last Updated: Saturday, December 28, 2013, 17:03

Haiyan killed 6,111 people and left 1,779 others missing on November 8, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.

Defiant Philippine typhoon survivors welcome Christmas

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 14:32

Philippine survivors of deadly typhoon Haiyan defiantly prepared to celebrate Christmas in their ruined communities Tuesday where hogs were being roasted, festive trees adorned streets and churches were filled to overflowing.

US raises aid to $86 million for typhoon-ravaged Philippines

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 14:39

The United States will provide an additional $25 million in humanitarian aid to the Philippines for typhoon relief, raising to $86 million its assistance to its major ally, US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday.

Kerry in Philippines to propel troop deal as China row simmers

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 09:04

Secretary of State John Kerry is due to arrive in the Philippines Tuesday for a two-day trip that could fast-track a deal on expanding the US military presence as a territorial dispute simmers with China.

Philippine typhoon death toll rising by eight daily

Last Updated: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 16:32

Relief teams are still finding eight to 10 dead bodies a day, more than a month after Super Typhoon Haiyan ravaged the central Philippines, a civil defence official said on Sunday.

Death toll from Philippines typhoon crosses 6,000

Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 09:32

The number of people killed from typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines crossed 6,000, authorities said Friday.