<rss><channel><item><title>Vietnam: Flash floods claim at least 11 lives in central provinces</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/TUJA-7KL9DQ?OpenDocument&amp;RSS20=18-P</link><description>Hanoi_(dpa) _ Flash floods triggered by heavy rain killed at least 11 people and damaged thousands of homes in central Vietnam, disaster officials said Monday. The central provinces saw heavy rain between October 15 and 19, with average daily accumulation between 300 and 470 millimeters.</description><pubDate>2008-10-20T13:09+0200</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-fa60acca39ba48f40dcee63e3f55432a</guid><category>Flooding</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>AgriculturalProdOliveHort</category></item><item><title>Flash floods killed atleast 11 people and damaged thousands of homes</title><link>http://www.qnaol.net/QNAEn/News_Bulletin/News/Pages/08-10-20-0922_83_0010.aspx</link><description>Hanoi, October 20 (QNA) - At least 11 people were killed seven others injured in flash floods which also damaged thousands of homes in central Vietnam, disaster officials said Monday. The central provinces saw heavy rain between October 15 and 19, with average daily accumulation between 300 and 470 millimeters.</description><pubDate>2008-10-20T08:41+0200</pubDate><source>qnaol</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>qnaol-6da612da8f76d7ee09e5fd44626331b3</guid><category>Flooding</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>AgriculturalProdOliveHort</category></item><item><title>Flash floods claim at least 11 lives in central Vietnam</title><link>http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/237730,flash-floods-claim-at-least-11-lives-in-central-vietnam.html</link><description>Hanoi - Flash floods triggered by heavy rain killed at least 11 people and damaged thousands of homes in central Vietnam, disaster officials said Monday. 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(Xinhua/Zhao Yingquan) Photo Gallery&gt;&gt;&gt; HAIKOU, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Higos, the 17th tropical storm of the year, landed in China's southernmost Hainan Province Friday evening, local observatory said.</description><pubDate>2008-10-06T04:37+0200</pubDate><source>china</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>china-849ae7ccdaad80c08c134c971284a8ca</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Ferry service suspends as Higos moves inland in south China</title><link>http://english.china.com/zh_cn/news/china/11020307/20081004/15118532.html</link><description>HAIKOU, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Ferry service on Qiongzhou Strait in south China was suspended as of 5 p.m. on Friday as Higos, the 17th tropical storm of the year, neared landfall. 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The death toll from a powerful typhoon that hit the Philippines and China earlier in the week has jumped to 32 in Vietnam as flash floods swept through villages, the government said on Sunday. 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Five Philippine Navy divers extracted the body identified as Vincent Himmayod around 4:20 p.m. Himmayod's wife and father confirmed the miner's identity.</description><pubDate>2008-09-26T18:38+0200</pubDate><source>sunstar</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>sunstar-131c93b8efd224ba2b9346f139115957</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Chinese Vice Premier vows to improve disaster response, relief</title><link>http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90785/6507197.html</link><description>The government pledged on Friday to improve its emergency response and disaster relief abilities, as new floods and typhoons affected people in south China, including many who survived the May 12 earthquake. 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In Vietnam il tifone è atteso per stasera.</description><pubDate>2008-09-24T09:26+0200</pubDate><source>asianews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">it</iso:language><guid>asianews-ccbc12ebbe7bd41b20d42360d32ed59b</guid><category>AgriculturalProdAnimal</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Vietnam braces for Typhoon Hagupit</title><link>http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/sep/24/vietnam-braces-for-typhoon-hagupit/</link><description>Vietnamese authorities prepared to evacuate people from high-risk areas as Typhoon Hagupit moved toward the country after hitting southern China's Guangdong province Wednesday.</description><pubDate>2008-09-24T09:16+0200</pubDate><source>washtimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>washtimes-2976a8f0b538ea5209a51627c8b62d4a</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>China: Typhoon hits southern coast, tens of thousands evacuated</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/MUMA-7JS2GR?OpenDocument&amp;RSS20=18-P</link><description>HONG KONG, Sept 24 (Reuters) - China evacuated nearly 30,000 people as a powerful typhoon ploughed into the southern coast on Wednesday, skirting Hong Kong which was hit by torrential rains and floods in low lying areas China's Meteorological Administration issued an "urgent red alert," its....</description><pubDate>2008-09-24T09:12+0200</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-f2a36535bffc6f015f1a6f0d35394322</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>TREN-Security</category></item><item><title>Typhoon lashes southern China, hitting travel, schools</title><link>http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/378054/1/.html</link><description>HONG KONG: Typhoon Hagupit slammed into southern China on Wednesday after battering Hong Kong, where it injured dozens of people, disrupted air travel and forced the closure of schools, officials said.</description><pubDate>2008-09-24T09:10+0200</pubDate><source>channelnewsasia</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>channelnewsasia-caae938b3bceccfc0f8ad4cf9e4670a8</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Hope fades for trapped miners, death toll rises in Philippines typhoon</title><link>http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/378052/1/.html</link><description>BAGUIO, Philippines: The death toll from Typhoon Hagupit in the Philippines rose to eight with hopes fading for 13 gold miners still trapped in a flooded tunnel, officials said Wednesday.</description><pubDate>2008-09-24T09:10+0200</pubDate><source>channelnewsasia</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>channelnewsasia-a5656cd113579fa2e44eeba1f68ac580</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>El tifón más fuerte de la década alcanza las costas del sur de China</title><link>http://www.laopiniondegranada.es/secciones/noticia.jsp?pRef=2008092400_7_80168__Internacional-tifon-fuerte-decada-alcanza-costas-China</link><description>El tifón "Hagupit", considerado por los meteorólogos el más fuerte de la última década que llega a China, tocó tierra hoy en el sur del país, obligando al cierre de escuelas y aeropuertos en la provincia meridional de Cantó.</description><pubDate>2008-09-24T09:00+0200</pubDate><source>opinionGranada</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">es</iso:language><guid>opinionGranada-575eb29560dce41d228c8f456f71a401</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Rain, equipment hamper rescue in Philippine mine</title><link>http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/9/24/worldupdates/2008-09-24T114447Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-356256-1&amp;sec=Worldupdates</link><description>MANILA (Reuters) - An early morning downpour on Wednesday and a shortage of oxygen tanks have slowed efforts to rescue 14 people trapped in an abandoned gold mine in the Philippines's northern mountain region, officials said.</description><pubDate>2008-09-24T09:00+0200</pubDate><source>thestar</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>thestar-814dd497056296e1c44f845f923d5882</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>Flooding</category></item><item><title>Typhoon Hits China Coast, 100,000 Evacuated</title><link>http://www.javno.com/en/world/clanak.php?id=185450</link><description>A powerful typhoon ploughed into a densely populated area of southern China on Wednesday, prompting the state Meteorological Administration to issue an "urgent red alert", its highest-level warning. 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In its latest report, the Philippine National Disaster Coordinating Council said that most of the victims died in landslides and drowning incidents caused by the typhoon.</description><pubDate>2008-09-24T04:39+0200</pubDate><source>peopledaily</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>peopledaily-ad4b4007f107eddab417419c8de2934c</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Typhoon Hagupit lands in south China</title><link>http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6505091.html</link><description>Typhoon Hagupit landed in south China's Guangdong Province at 6:45 a.m. on Wednesday, packing hurricane force winds at 172 kilometers per hour in its eye. 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The typhoon was located at about 370 kilometers east of the Zhanjiang city of Guangdong as of 8 p.m..</description><pubDate>2008-09-24T04:39+0200</pubDate><source>peopledaily</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>peopledaily-8ddaba529149675bc01ce81e91790a66</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>TREN-Security</category></item><item><title>China evacuó a 17 mil personas por potente tifón</title><link>http://www.elcomercio.com.pe/ediciononline/HTML/2008-09-23/China-evacuo-17-mil-personas-potente-tifon.html</link><description>La Administración Meteorológica de China emitió una "alerta roja urgente" ante el tifón Hagupit, que causó tres muertes en el norte de Filipinas</description><pubDate>2008-09-24T04:38+0200</pubDate><source>ElComercio</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">es</iso:language><guid>ElComercio-2fa656131f79c3980521891e13c23316</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Typhoon Hagupit hits southern China</title><link>http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/sep/23/typhoon-hagupit-hits-southern-china-1/</link><description>Typhoon Hagupit has swirled into southern China's Guangdong province after causing flooding and minor damage in Hong Kong.</description><pubDate>2008-09-24T04:08+0200</pubDate><source>washtimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>washtimes-89499e0762c259ca186333806522f2df</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Typhoon forces evacuation of 30,000 in China</title><link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200809/s2372942.htm</link><description>Chinese authorities have evacuated nearly 30,000 people as a powerful typhoon hits the southern coast, skirting Hong Kong which is being hit by torrential rains and flooding in low-lying areas.</description><pubDate>2008-09-24T04:04+0200</pubDate><source>radioaustralia</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>radioaustralia-07b1a02dc3cc9e2d2a73685c8de1d748</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>TREN-Security</category></item><item><title>Typhoon hits China coast, tens of thousands evacuated</title><link>http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/9/24/worldupdates/2008-09-24T062126Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-356207-1&amp;sec=Worldupdates</link><description>HONG KONG (Reuters) - China evacuated nearly 30,000 people as a powerful typhoon ploughed into the southern coast on Wednesday, skirting Hong Kong which was hit by torrential rains and floods in low lying areas</description><pubDate>2008-09-24T03:43+0200</pubDate><source>thestar</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>thestar-a0d46ab1857e9f28a1816dd20ae8ae91</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>TREN-Security</category></item><item><title>China's coast on red alert for typhoon</title><link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200809/s2372842.htm</link><description>A typhoon has churned across the South China Sea towards Hong Kong and the Chinese coast.</description><pubDate>2008-09-24T03:03+0200</pubDate><source>radioaustralia</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>radioaustralia-f6f7fabc55e0bc38294352d5ee0c2f73</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Thousands evacuated as typhoon hits China coast</title><link>http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE48N05120080924?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=worldNews</link><description>HONG KONG (Reuters) - 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China evacúa a 17 mil personas de la costa por tifón</title><link>http://mensual.prensa.com/mensual/contenido/2008/09/23/uhora/inter_2008092312030381.shtml</link><description>HONG KONG (Reuters).- China evacuó hoy a más de 17 mil personas ante el avance de un potente tifón que cruzaba el mar del Sur de China rumbo a Hong Kong y la costa del país. 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Typhoon Hagupit spun closer to Hong Kong on Tuesday forcing the city to shut schools and halt flights.</description><pubDate>2008-09-23T16:09+0200</pubDate><source>news-yahoo</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>news-yahoo-058e44a8dfc19f04754b753a217563f7</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Hong Kong braces for Typhoon Hagupit (AFP)</title><link>http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080923/wl_asia_afp/hongkongweathertyphoon</link><description>AFP - Hong Kong braced itself for severe storms on Tuesday as Typhoon Hagupit hurtled towards the southern Chinese city.</description><pubDate>2008-09-23T15:35+0200</pubDate><source>news-yahoo</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>news-yahoo-cb410135ec9916d02314d79514826246</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Typhoon Hagupit approaches Hong Kong</title><link>http://www.usatoday.com/weather/hurricane/2008-09-23-typhoon-hagupit-china_N.htm?csp=34</link><description>Typhoon Hagupit spun closer to Hong Kong on Tuesday forcing the city to shut schools and halt flights.</description><pubDate>2008-09-23T15:27+0200</pubDate><source>usaToday</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>usaToday-0f3c69cd2d0c250f6f60b7de20ab51f5</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Typhoon kills 3 in Philippines, heads for China</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/HKG160856.htm</link><description>23 Sep 2008 12:44:24 GMT Source: Reuters (Adds China alert details in paragraph 6,7) By James Pomfret HONG KONG, Sept 23 (Reuters) - 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A typhoon was gathering strength in the South China Sea on Tuesday and heading toward Hong Kong after killing three people in the northern Philippines and trapping 13 people in a gold mine.</description><pubDate>2008-09-23T13:31+0200</pubDate><source>news-yahoo</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>news-yahoo-4ad4a4460fdca533d215a1ee445cd50c</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Miners trapped, four dead in Philippines typhoon</title><link>http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/377826/1/.html</link><description>ITOGON, Philippines : Four people have been killed and rescuers are searching for 13 miners trapped in a flooded shaft after Typhoon Hagupit hit the northern Philippines, officials said Tuesday.</description><pubDate>2008-09-23T13:25+0200</pubDate><source>channelnewsasia</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>channelnewsasia-c14dc143651b496fd3d998de7069faff</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Hong Kong braces for Typhoon Hagupit</title><link>http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/377870/1/.html</link><description>HONG KONG : Hong Kong is bracing itself for severe storms on Tuesday as Typhoon Hagupit hurtles towards the southern Chinese city.</description><pubDate>2008-09-23T13:25+0200</pubDate><source>channelnewsasia</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>channelnewsasia-a92dfdfe82923ecb2900526e18d81f9f</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Typhoon kills 3 in Philippines, heads for China</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/HKG160856.htm</link><description>23 Sep 2008 10:34:20 GMT Source: Reuters (Adds details of higher Hong Kong cyclone signal) By James Pomfret HONG KONG, Sept 23 (Reuters) - 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Heavy rain and strong winds lashed the city in the early afternoon as Hong Kong Observatory issued a number three tropical cyclone warning, as winds of up to 70 kilometres (43 miles) an hour hit the territory.</description><pubDate>2008-09-23T12:16+0200</pubDate><source>AsiaOne</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>AsiaOne-30e3a9025ffe595ea9072a6012601960</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Miners trapped&amp;nbsp;in Philippines typhoon</title><link>http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=&amp;id=24f1eb21-4853-43a5-a734-db3aa277d69e&amp;&amp;Headline=Miners+trapped%26nbsp%3bin+Philippines+typhoon&amp;strParent=strParentID</link><description>Rescuers are searching 13 miners trapped in a flooded shaft after Typhoon Hagupit hit the northern Philippines from the gold mine in the mountain town of Itogon.</description><pubDate>2008-09-23T12:08+0200</pubDate><source>HindustanTimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>HindustanTimes-4d019757afd141f7e8764174647c14e5</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>In brief: New president for South Africa</title><link>http://www.independent.ie/world-news/africa/in-brief-new-president--for-south-africa-1480525.html?r=RSS</link><description>SOUTH Africa's ruling African National Congress moved to quell the political turmoil triggered by President Thabo Mbeki's departure by endorsing a moderate to take over as head of state.</description><pubDate>2008-09-23T11:56+0200</pubDate><source>irish-independent</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>irish-independent-71e7225caef7b55693a8567f051f883e</guid><category>PoliticalUnrest</category><category>AgriculturalProdAnimal</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>3rd detachment of Fujian's marine police rescued 3 Taiwan-registered vessels</title><link>http://english.china.com/zh_cn/news/china/11020307/20080923/15102825.html</link><description>Marine police patrol ships pilot a Taiwan-registered vessel into the Dongshan Harbor of Zhangzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 22, 2008. 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The Central Weather Bureau said the rim of the typhoon, which packed centre....</description><pubDate>2008-09-23T01:39+0200</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-e48b5c4edb8e04be8443ccd8873667fe</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Flooding Rain for Puerto Rico (weather.com)</title><link>http://news.yahoo.com/s/wcom/20080922/we_wcom/flooding_rain_for_puerto_rico</link><description>Both the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific basins are starting to warm up again, but currently there are no active tropical systems in either of these areas. The area of most concern is the Atlantic, and specifically an area of low pressure near Puerto Rico , which could become a tropical depression later today.</description><pubDate>2008-09-22T14:45+0200</pubDate><source>news-yahoo</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>news-yahoo-a58d2b42513fc32ae7be4071c14bfde5</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>DIARY - Global Environment</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ENVIRO.htm</link><description>22 Sep 2008 11:06:00 GMT Source: Reuters Double click on [IND/DIARY] for an index of all diaries For additional information on carbon market and climate policy events, please join the Reuters online carbon community at; http://www ...</description><pubDate>2008-09-22T13:45+0200</pubDate><source>alertnet</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>alertnet-1711dc6e0fbf54e5219839357b30723a</guid><category>AlternativeEnergy</category><category>Environment</category><category>UNbodies</category><category>TAXUD</category><category>Energy</category><category>UnitedNationsENV</category><category>WaterENV</category><category>ResearchENV</category><category>EuropeanParliament</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>IndustryENV</category><category>EnergyENV</category><category>ClimateChange</category></item><item><title>Typhoon Skirts Philippines en Route for Taiwan</title><link>http://www.javno.com/en/world/clanak.php?id=184717</link><description>The storm is expected to grow to category 3, on a 1-5 severity scale, according to the forecasting service Tropical Storm Risk.</description><pubDate>2008-09-22T12:56+0200</pubDate><source>javno-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>javno-en-f889977901d1518b99d5488c504b9ace</guid><category>TREN-Security</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>MaritimeSafetyWorld</category></item><item><title>Typhoon Hagupit approaches China's south coast</title><link>http://en.rian.ru/world/20080922/117017313.html</link><description>HONG KONG, September 22 (RIA Novosti) - Chinese meteorologists warned on Monday that Typhoon Hagupit will make landfall in the country's south on Wednesday morning, the Xinhua news agency reported. 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The eye of the storm was located 480 km southeast of Hengchun City in Taiwan at 5 a.</description><pubDate>2008-09-22T06:21+0200</pubDate><source>china</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>china-812c5deaf10133885373e58e5e56a50b</guid><category>Agriculture</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Philippines braces for Typhoon Hagupit</title><link>http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200809/s2370742.htm</link><description>Sea travel in the northern Philippines has been suspended because of Typhoon Hagupit.</description><pubDate>2008-09-22T05:36+0200</pubDate><source>radioaustralia</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>radioaustralia-9b1b91c342433dfa52749cab5dd74d6a</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Ma, Liu visit Lushan to 'inspect' Sinlaku damage</title><link>http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/nantou/2008/09/22/175699/Ma%2DLiu.htm</link><description>(ChinaPost.com.tw) - President Ma Ying-jeou, accompanied by Premier Liu Chao-schiuan and a retinue of Cabinet ministers, paid a whirlwind visit to Lushan yesterday to inspect the damage Typhoon Sinlaku did a week ago.</description><pubDate>2008-09-22T05:10+0200</pubDate><source>ChinaPost</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ChinaPost-9c3a8e6384ed9da1a9f2dafbbd7bbf43</guid><category>Flooding</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Warning issued ahead of new typhoon</title><link>http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national%20news/2008/09/22/175685/Warning%2Dissued.htm</link><description>(ChinaPost.com.tw) - The Central Weather Bureau (CWB) issued yesterday a sea warning for Typhoon Hagupit, the 14th storm in the Western Pacific this year, which was upgraded from a tropical storm the same morning.</description><pubDate>2008-09-22T05:10+0200</pubDate><source>ChinaPost</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ChinaPost-440f1f9cdf4306996ea9e5d4c09bc99f</guid><category>Flooding</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Typhoon Hagupit moving toward N Philippines</title><link>http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6503481.html</link><description>Hagupit, locally known as "Nina", intensified into a typhoon and continued to move towards Philippines' Northern Luzon Sunday afternoon, the Philippine weather agency said. The typhoon was 420 kilometers east-northeast of Casiguran, Aurora as of 4 p.m.</description><pubDate>2008-09-22T04:55+0200</pubDate><source>peopledaily</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>peopledaily-fb0864af985db9b8de7411295acd9389</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Philippines raises typhoon alert in northern areas</title><link>http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2008-09/artikel-11817324.asp</link><description>MANILA, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Sea travel in the northern Philippines was suspended and authorities braced for possible landslides and flooding as Typhoon ...</description><pubDate>2008-09-22T04:55+0200</pubDate><source>finanznachrichten</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>finanznachrichten-67da1951aab5a46aaa2773534b025eca</guid><category>TREN-Security</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Philippines raises typhoon alert in northern areas</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/MAN367471.htm</link><description>22 Sep 2008 02:03:33 GMT Source: Reuters MANILA, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Sea travel in the northern Philippines was suspended and authorities braced for possible landslides and flooding as Typhoon Hagupit gathered strength to the northeast, ...</description><pubDate>2008-09-22T04:17+0200</pubDate><source>alertnet</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>alertnet-4c0d4bca3369e39535e3b817c8e971fb</guid><category>TREN-Security</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Typhoon skirts Philippines en route for Taiwan</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK104721.htm</link><description>22 Sep 2008 02:08:03 GMT Source: Reuters TAIPEI, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Taiwan issued land and sea warnings on Monday as the fifth typhoon of the season headed towards the south coast, skirting the north of the Philippines. 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MANILA - Tropical Storm Hagupit will strengthen into a Category 2 typhoon Monday as it travels northeastward skirting between the northern tip of the Philippines and Taiwan. No major landfall is expected on Monday, but north of Luzon will suffer heavy rain and strong winds.</description><pubDate>2008-09-21T09:00+0200</pubDate><source>sunstar</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>sunstar-2697856eabed6736d567e6a00c0cc137</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Nearly 200 people stranded in Philippines as storm Hagupit nears</title><link>http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6503139.html</link><description>Nearly 200 people have been reported stranded in eastern Philippine ports on Saturday as tropical storm Hagupit grew stronger on its way towards the archipelago. The passengers and more than a dozen trucks, cars and buses were stranded in Albay province and neighboring Catanduanes province as sea....</description><pubDate>2008-09-21T06:52+0200</pubDate><source>peopledaily</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>peopledaily-19aa89f5a758b9faddfdd9efe7427ff8</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>MaritimeSafetyWorld</category></item></channel></rss>
