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Home / News / World News / Typhoon kills 1, dampens Philippines Christmas
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    Typhoon kills 1, dampens Philippines Christmas

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    Vaneet Randhawa
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    Last updated on Dec 27, 2016, 07:40 pm
    Typhoon kills 1, dampens Philippines Christmas
  • Typhoon Nock-Ten killed one person and cut power to five provinces, dampening Christmas celebrations in the Philippines; officials said it has now weakened significantly.

    It also displaced thousands of villagers and stranded numerous travellers who were in the region to celebrate the end of the year.

    The government said the typhoon still has sustained winds of up 140 kilometres per hour.

  • In this article
    Philippines: The heartland of natural disasters Philippines hit by Typhoon Haiyan, wreacks havoc Almost 10,000 people killed in Super Typhoon Haiyan Super typhoon Haima causes widespread destruction in Philippines Philippines on red alert; Nock-Ten typhoon heading its way Typhoon kills 1, dampens Philippines Christmas
  • Introduction

    Philippines: The heartland of natural disasters

    Philippines: The heartland of natural disasters
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  • The Philippines faces the western Pacific where most equatorial waters power storms are born causing "about 20 typhoons a year."

    60% of the Philippine population lives in the coastal areas with inadequate evacuation plans making them easy casualties.

    Moreover, the Philippines is placed over the Pacific's earthquake and volcano Ring of Fire which is prone to earthquakes and the deforestation makes mudslides common.

  • 08 Nov 2013

    Philippines hit by Typhoon Haiyan, wreacks havoc

    Philippines hit by Typhoon Haiyan, wreacks havoc
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  • Typhoon Haiyan or the Super Typhoon Yolanda was one of the "most intense tropical cyclones on record".

    It originated in Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia on November 2, 2013, and intensified.

    According to the Hong Kong Observatory, the typhoon gathered the "maximum ten-minute sustained winds at 285 km/h (180 mph)" prior to landfall in the central Philippines.

  • Historical

    Almost 10,000 people killed in Super Typhoon Haiyan

  • The unofficial death toll for Super Typhoon Haiyan which rocked the Philippines was said to have surpassed 10,000 people.

  • 20 Oct 2016

    Super typhoon Haima causes widespread destruction in Philippines

    Super typhoon Haima causes widespread destruction in Philippines
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  • Typhoon Haima slammed into the northeastern Philippines coast, uprooting thousands and terrorizing millions of Philippines residents.

    This is the strongest typhoon to hit the country in the last three years.

    It made a landfall over the town of Penablanca in the province of Cagayan; the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said 5 million people were at high risk.

  • 25 Dec 2016

    Philippines on red alert; Nock-Ten typhoon heading its way

    Philippines on red alert; Nock-Ten typhoon heading its way
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  • The US Joint Typhoon Warning Center said that the Nock-Ten typhoon was roaring towards the east coast of Philippines.

    With a wind speed of almost 150mph (240km/h), it is expected to make a landfall today in the Bicol region.

    Dozens of ports have been shut down, as the officials expect an occurrence of deadly two-metre (6.6ft) waves.

  • 27 Dec 2016

    Typhoon kills 1, dampens Philippines Christmas

    Typhoon kills 1, dampens Philippines Christmas
  • Typhoon Nock-Ten killed one person and cut power to five provinces, dampening Christmas celebrations in the Philippines; officials said it has now weakened significantly.

    It also displaced thousands of villagers and stranded numerous travellers who were in the region to celebrate the end of the year.

    The government said the typhoon still has sustained winds of up 140 kilometres per hour.

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