Typhoon kills 38 in Philippines
A typhoon that barreled through the northern Philippines left at least 38 people dead and knocked out power in entire provinces and forced more than half a million people to flee its lethal wind and rains, officials said Thursday.
U.S. sending $25M in new typhoon aid to Philippines
The United States is providing nearly $25 million in additional humanitarian aid to help the Philippines deal with the enormous devastation and deaths wrought by Typhoon Haiyan last month, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday after touring the worst-hit region.
Philippine death toll rises above 5,000
The death toll from one of the strongest typhoons on record has risen above 5,000 and is likely to climb further, although recovery efforts are beginning to take hold, Philippine officials said Friday.
Aid missions boost U.S. troops’ image
ABOARD THE USS GEORGE WASHINGTON — As soon as Navy pilot Matthew Stafford puts his helicopter down in the village of Borongan, he is rushed
In Philippines, a battered town helps itself
GUIUAN, Philippines — The knock of hammer on nail, the buzz of chain saws, the swish of brooms clearing up debris from wrecked homes and
Money preferred form of charity for Typhoon Haiyan relief
Faced with heartbreaking images of the typhoon-ravaged Philippines — the sea of corpses, communities reduced to rubble, mothers clutching their hungry children — the world
Looting, gunfire break out in typhoon-hit city
TACLOBAN, Philippines — Mobs overran a rice warehouse on the island worst hit by the Philippine typhoon, setting off a wall collapse that killed eight
Typhoon victims in Philippines plead for aid
TACLOBAN, Philippines — Stunned survivors of one of the most powerful typhoons ever to make landfall picked through the remains of their homes Monday, pleading
Typhoon awakens Camille memories on Miss. coast
JACKSON — Diane Peranich was pregnant with her fourth child when her family rode out Hurricane Camille in August 1969 at their home in the
Strongest typhoon of the year slams the Philippines
MANILA, Philippines — One of the most powerful typhoons ever recorded slammed into the Philippines today, cutting communications and blocking roads in the center of