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Rescuers search for people trapped in a landslide caused by Typhoon Mangkhut at a small-scale mining camp in Itogon, Benguet, in the Philippines, September 17 2018. (Erik De Castro/Reuters)

Frantic dig for Philippine victims of typhoon landslide

Mangkhut pounded the Philippines at the weekend with torrential rain and violent winds that snapped utility poles and sheared roofs off homes

Gauteng premier David Makhura. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)

Massive clean-up in Hong Kong after typhoon chaos

The storm, with gusts of more than 230 kilometres per hour, sent buildings swaying and waters surging into homes and shopping malls in Hong Kong

High waves triggered by Typhoon jebi are seen at a fishing port in Aki, Western Japan. (Kyodo/Reuters)

Japan evacuates major airport after typhoon wreaks havoc

At least ten people were killed, and hundreds more injured by Typhoon Jebi as it raked through the major manufacturing area around Osaka

Officials were struggling to cope with the scale of death and destruction

World sends emergency relief to battered Philippines

The UN, Australia and the US have mobilised emergency aid as the scale of the devastation unleashed by super typhoon Haiyan emerges.

A woman mournes her dead son at a chapel in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban, eastern island of Leyte. (AFP)

Philippines: Typhoon Haiyan leaves hundreds dead

One of the strongest typhoons ever to make landfall in the Philippines has left more than 1 000 people dead in the country, says the Red Cross.

Warehouses and grocery stores were broken into in Cateel

Desperate typhoon survivors loot shops for food

Hungry survivors of a deadly Philippine typhoon have looted shops and warehousesin a bid to stay alive amid stalled aid deliveries.

Disaster-hit Asia left reeling

Asian countries reeled from the full force of nature’s fury on Thursday with thousands feared dead in an onslaught of earthquakes and typhoons.

Storms and rain batter China

Torrential rains left at least 14 dead in China as Typhoon Hagupit battered the south and another storm pounded quake-hit central Sichuan province.

Taiwan typhoon toll rises to 12

Slow-moving Typhoon Sinlaku, which hit Taiwan over the weekend, dumping up to 1 400mm of rain in some areas, killed 12 people.

Typhoon collapses bridge in Taiwan

Rescuers in Taiwan were searching on Monday for people missing after a bridge collapsed as Typhoon Sinlaku lashed the country.

Typhoon Sinlaku pounds Taiwan

A typhoon pounded Taiwan on Saturday, bringing torrential rains and triggering landslides in the central and northern part of the island.

Florida braces for ‘boomerang storm’

Tropical Storm Fay is predicted to strike Florida a second time, while Typhoon Nuri brings death and destruction to the Philippines.

Storm death toll in south-west China jumps to 40

The death toll from floods and mudslides triggered by Typhoon Kammuri in south-west China has doubled to 40, the Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday.

Thunder, rain and typhoons predicted for Games

Forecasters predict thunder and rain for the Olympic opening ceremony and warn that typhoons could disrupt events in other host cities.

Taiwan in the path of strong typhoon

A typhoon will hit Taiwan late on Thursday, sparking land and sea advisories and becoming the island’s first major storm of the year.

Rescuers hope to find more ferry survivors

Philippine rescuers hope to find more survivors from a passenger ferry with more than 850 people aboard capsized by Typhoon Fengshen.

Hundreds dead in typhoon-struck Philippines

At least 229 people are dead after Typhoon Fengshen ravaged the central and southern Philippines — and more than 700 are missing after a ferry sank.

Hundreds missing after typhoon capsizes ferry

A Philippine ferry with more than 700 people on board capsized during a typhoon and most are missing, officials said on Sunday.

Deaths, evacuations as typhoon strikes Philippines

Flash floods and landslides triggered by Typhoon Fengshen have left at least 14 people dead and forced the evacuation of thousands in the Philippines.