Philippines: Typhoon Kalmaegi kills 140
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Typhoon Kalmaegi killed at least 66 people in the Philippines with dozens more missing, an official said on Wednesday, as the country braces for a new storm.
MANILA – Typhoon Tino (international name Kalmaegi) has further intensified as it continues to move west- northwestward over the West Philippine Sea, north of Kalayaan Islands, the Philippine Atmospheric,
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Typhoon Kalmaegi was approaching the Philippine coast and was forecast to slam the shore later on Monday, as authorities warned that torrential rains could batter the region.
Philippine officials have ordered tens of thousands of people to evacuate to safer ground and prohibited fishermen from venturing out to sea in an east-central region as a typhoon approached from the