
Philippines: Typhoon Yolanda death toll now at 5,680, scores found dead under San Juanico bridge
The official death toll from Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) in the Philippines was updated to 5,680, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) Tuesday. The NDRRMC also says the More...

Philippines: Eastern Visayas death toll at 5,240, businesses and hospitals begin to reopen in Tacloban
The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) confirmed that death toll has reached 5,240 in Eastern Visayas as of Tuesday afternoon, according to the Philippines News Agency Nov. 27. Image/CIA Citing More...

Typhoon Yolanda now a category 5 storm as it heads straight to the Central Philippines
The very powerful super-typhoon, Yolanda (International name: Haiyan) is on a collision course with the Eastern Visayas area of the Philippines packing maximum sustained winds of 215 kph, with gusts up to 250 kph, More...