Typhoon Tembin leaves 200 deaths in Philippines
Typhoon Tembin has killed 200 people and left dozens of others missing after wreaking havoc to the Philippines on December 22, Philippine police reported on December 23 night.
Typhoon Tembin caused serious flood in Cagayan city on December 22 (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Typhoon Tembin has killed 200 people and left dozens of others missing after wreaking havoc to the Philippines on December 22, Philippine police reported on December 23 night.
Of the death toll, 135 people were reported in Northern Mindanao, 47 on the Zamboanga peninsula during the storm, and 18 in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
Local authorities warned that the number of victims may continue to rise, while search and rescue activities have been underway.
Tembin also caused serious floods and landslides in Mindanao, the second largest island of the Philippines, completely buried a remote village. Boasting wind speed of 80 km per hour, the storm destroyed many power transmission lines and blocked many streets in Lanao Del Norte province.
Each year, the Southeast Asian country suffers from about 20 storms and heavy losses in both human lives and property. The devastated Typhoon Haiyan in 2013 killed 8,000 people and made about 200,000 others homeless.-VNA
You should also see
Vietnam facilitates travel of Vietnamese, foreign citizens
The Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been working with domestic ministries, agencies and foreign partners to facilitate travel of Vietnamese and foreign citizens, said Spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang.
See more
World
Research firm upgrades forecast for Malaysia’s retail trade growth
MIDF Research has revised its retail trade growth forecast for Malaysia this year to 17.6%, up from the previous prediction of 10.5%, on the expectation of stronger GDP growth in the second quarter.
World
Cambodia’s trade grows 21.3% in 7 months
Cambodia’s international trade hit 32.82 billion USD in the first seven months, up 21.3% year-on-year.
World
Malaysia keen on strengthen ties with Japan under Look East Policy
Malaysia wishes to explore new cooperation related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) with Japan under the Look East Policy (LEP), according to Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
World
Indonesia announces end of pandemic handling fund
Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto announced on August 11 that the government is preparing to stop allocating the budget for COVID-19 handling and national economic recovery (PC-PEN) from the end of this year.
World
Malaysia records over 20,000 cyber crime cases in 2021
Malaysia recorded over 20,000 cyber crime cases in 2021, with losses amounting to 60 million ringgit (13 million USD), said Deputy Secretary General of Security at the Home Ministry Abdul Halim Abdul Rahman.
