World : Landslide In Southern Philippines Kills 10

Landslides kill 15 in Philippines as biggest typhoon in decades nears Taiwan

KEELUNG, TAIWAN: Fifteen people were killed in landslides in the Philippines, and more than 2,000 in Taiwan were evacuated from their homes, as the biggest typhoon in decades neare...

Typhoon Bavi Kills 15 in Philippine Landslides as Taiwan and Japan Prepare for Direct Hit

Fifteen people died in landslides across southern Mindanao as Typhoon Bavi's outer rain bands struck the Philippines without making landfall. The storm tracks toward Taiwan and Japan this weekend before projected landfall in China, where Typhoon Maysak killed 39 people earlier this month.

Landslides kill at least 15 in Philippines; Typhoon Bavi nears East Asia

Landslides triggered by one of the strongest storms in decades have killed at least 15 people in the southern Philippines, as parts of East Asia brace themselves for the looming storm. Typhoon Bavi, which spans 1,000km (620 miles) at its widest point – roughly the width of France – is sweeping across the Pacific towards []...Click to read more

Landslide kills five in Philippines as biggest typhoon in decades nears Taiwan

KEELUNG: Five people were killed in a landslide in the Philippines, and hundreds in Taiwan were evacuated from their homes, as the biggest typhoon in decades swept toward the region on Friday. Typhoon Bavi is expected to pound Taiwan’s north and east, as well as Japan’s remote southwestern islands, on Friday and Saturday before smashing into China, which has been hit by deadly storms this week. A landslide triggered by heavy rains enhanced by Bavi killed at least five people and left six others missing on the Philippines’ southern island of Mindanao, police said.

10 killed in S. Philippine landslide

Ten people died after a landslide buried two families in a village in Sarangani province, the southern Philippines' Mindanao, early Friday morning, local disaster risk reduction and management office said, reported Xinhua. The accident occurred following continuous heavy rainfall and the intensified southwest monsoon, which triggered the soil collapse. According to local authorities, the ground had been weakened by the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the area on June 8, as well as days of continuous rainfall. A man was rescued from the debris on Friday morning and rushed to a hospital, while at least 115 families were evacuated. Search and rescue efforts are underway to ensure that no additional victims remain trapped beneath the collapsed earth and debris. Local authorities urged residents to remain vigilant against possible additional landslides.