World’s Strongest Storm in 2020 Kills at Least 16 in Philippines November 2, 2020 By Ian Sayson and Cecilia Yap The world’s strongest storm this year killed at least 16 people in the Philippines, and sent tens of thousands more...
Typhoon Molave Heads to Vietnam After Killing at Least 9 People in Philippines October 27, 2020 By Ditas Lopez and Mai Ngoc Chau Typhoon Molave killed at least nine people and left 13 others missing in the Philippines, according to disaster-response officials, before...
Tropical Storm Nangka Forces Suspension of Markets in Hong Kong October 13, 2020 By Dominic Lau and Richard Frost Hong Kong scrapped trading of stocks and bonds Tuesday after tropical storm Nangka prompted authorities to shutter businesses and close...
Typhoon Vongfong Tests Philippines’ Ability to Protect Evacuees from Coronavirus May 15, 2020 By Andreo Calonzo Typhoon Vongfong forced more than 150,000 people in the Philippines to leave their homes, risking coronavirus infection as they move...
Typhoon Vongfong Hits the Philippines with Evacuations Expected May 14, 2020 By Brian K. Sullivan Typhoon Vongfong, the Northern Hemisphere’s first named storm [of 2020], is rapidly intensifying east of the Philippines, where it could...
Typhoon Phanfone Kills at Least 41 in Philippines, Destroys Homes, Crops December 30, 2019 By Clarissa Batino Typhoon Phanfone killed at least 41 people when it slammed into the central Philippines on Christmas Eve, with dozens still...
Death Toll from Typhoon Kammuri Rises as Storm Passes South of Manila in Philippines December 4, 2019 By Ditas Lopez and Siegfrid Alegado The death toll from Typhoon Kammuri rose to 17 people after destroying houses and displacing hundreds of thousands on its...
Typhoon Kammuri Hits Philippines, Killing at Least 3, Displacing 500,000 More December 3, 2019 By Cecilia Yap and Ditas Lopez The Philippines reopened its main airport late Tuesday as Typhoon Kammuri heads to the South China Sea, leaving at least...
Philippines Taps Catastrophe Bonds to Help Pay for Natural Disasters November 25, 2019 By Siegfrid Alegado and Denise Wee The Philippines, among the world’s most disaster-prone nations, sold its maiden foreign-currency catastrophe-linked bonds to help cover costs of major...
Typhoon Hagibis to Cost Japan’s Economy $10B, with Insured Losses in Billions: Aon November 8, 2019 Typhoon Hagibis is likely to become one of 2019’s costliest events, with economic costs of more than US$10 billion and...