4261650 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Nation&title=Death-toll-rises-to-45-in-storm-hit-Philippines&id=120499The rain was caused by a cold front, dragged into the country by typhoon Melor and tropical depression Onyok which hit the Philippines in succession last week. Floods almost three meters (nine feet) deep covered some riverside areas north of the capital Manila as heavy rain kept falling, civil defense offices said.Sun, 20 Dec 2015 17:31:00 +0100bworldcom-d4bdfa8966f17f6e80d5eaba85af310a20151220173100http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-12/20/c_134935215.htmMANILA, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- Death toll from typhoon Melor, locally named as Nona, increased to 35, while damages to infrastructure and agriculture sectors breached 2 billion pesos (57.08 U.S. dollars) in the Philippines, the state disaster management agency said Sunday.Sun, 20 Dec 2015 16:54:00 +0100xinhuanet_en-77e33cf8237aeba6b3567b2c67c79c8820151220165400http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/death-toll-rises-to-45-in/2364712.htmlCALUMPIT, Philippines: The death toll from two storms which battered the Philippines rose to 45 on Sunday (Dec 20) as several towns remained under water and rain kept falling in northern regions, disaster monitoring officials said. The rain was caused by a cold front, dragged into the country by....Sun, 20 Dec 2015 16:44:00 +0100channelnewsasia-aba25f5f42855e4c2721b76478c732be20151220164400http://www.rtbnews.rtb.gov.bn/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32594:safety-measures-during-active-weather-conditions&catid=34:local&Itemid=66Brunei Darussalam is currently experiencing active weather conditions due to Typhoon Melor which hit several areas in the Philippines. This has caused the country to be inundated by heavy rains for the past few days, causing flash floods in a number of areas.Sun, 20 Dec 2015 16:17:00 +0100rtbnews-da18b065abc95e4dace34930ae1a3aff20151220161700