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From the south-west to the north-east, every part of the country got hit," says Charles Tucker, chairman of.... Fri, 04 Jan 2013 21:20:00 +0100 guardian en guardian-4326d8174fc0db33709915d2ba79c96c NaturalDisasters Ecology FoodSecurityFoodAid ClimateChange Environment AlternativeEnergy 51.4879 -0.177998 20130104212000 http://reliefweb.int/map/philippines/asia-pacific-region-11-17-december-2012-natural-disasters-and-other-events-being Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Brunei Darussalam, Fiji, Indonesia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines (the), Samoa Philippines - TC Bopha (Pablo) struck the southern Philippines nearly 2 weeks ago. Nearly 960,000 people remain displaced, of whom almost 26,000 are in 63 evacuation centers. Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:59:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-a8bda28dfd4c9a424e42990be08d302f NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 -13.6154146863405 -172.443074887285 -18.1426 178.431 16.8722 96.1249 -6.18287 106.829 -9.48177 147.184 4.94088 114.949 20121217135900 http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57559217/philippine-typhoon-death-toll-tops-900-35-fishermen-rescued-at-sea/ Nearly three dozen tuna fishermen recovered of hundreds set adrift by typhoon's powerful winds Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:47:00 +0100 CBSnews en CBSnews-ad4aeec1325da52c712b0c67f1e6fbea NaturalDisasters 20121214164700 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/philippines/2012/12/14/364059/35-Filipino.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Low-flying search planes spotted three Filipino fishermen drifting at sea and flashing mirrors to signal for help, as authorities stepped up the search for 261 others missing more than a week after a typhoon killed hundreds in the southern Philippines. Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:22:00 +0100 ChinaPost en ChinaPost-3ae9d144c4a42caf5f956f9291c424f0 NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 20121213202200 http://www.irrawaddy.org/archives/21114 MANILA, Philippines—Low-flying search planes spotted three Filipino fishermen drifting at sea and flashing mirrors to signal for help, as authorities stepped up the search for 261 others missing more than a week after a typhoon killed hundreds in the southern Philippines. Thu, 13 Dec 2012 06:02:00 +0100 irrawaddy en irrawaddy-be259b68ab86cb0ec132d4fc8174a41b NaturalDisasters UNbodies 14.6096 121.006 20121213060200 http://www.7daysindubai.com/Rescue-sea-Filipino-fishermen-Typhoon-Bopha/story-17567069-detail/story.html Indonesia sent a ship to join the search for the fishermen, who may have been swept toward the Celebes Sea from the Pacific Ocean... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 21:48:00 +0100 7days en 7days-08bb3fca1a440ca61bbcbdd589e79fff NaturalDisasters UNbodies -6.18287 106.829 20121212214800 http://reliefweb.int/report/world/asias-2012-figures-and-trends Source: IRIN Country: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines (the), Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam, World BANGKOK, 11 December 2012 (IRIN) - The good news: fewer people died from natural disasters in Asia in 2012 than in previous years. Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:38:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-057cd525c9cf2a64b9392426a1132d4e EuropeAid UNbodies NaturalDisasters CivilProtection 14.6096 121.006 7.6146933422071 80.7048965436912 34.5309 69.136757 23.7099 90.4071 3.15021 101.708 33.718151 73.060547 -6.18287 106.829 35.7745 51.4477 28.5687 77.2168 35.2086 110.727 13.7703017743177 100.626440699347 20121211203800 http://www.IRINnews.org/Report/97021/DISASTERS-Asia-s-2012-figures-and-trends BANGKOK, 11 December 2012 (IRIN) - The good news: fewer people died from natural disasters in Asia in 2012 than in previous years. The bad news: between January and October, natural disasters still claimed more lives here than anywhere else in the world - and experts predict the trend will continue.... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:12:00 +0100 irinnews en irinnews-5854c1257d26186861211e140609b266 UNbodies NaturalDisasters CivilProtection 13.7703017743177 100.626440699347 20121211161200 http://reliefweb.int/report/world/floods-deaths-down-economic-losses-significant Source: Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Country: Bangladesh, China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (the), India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Pakistan, Philippines (the), World 2012 Asian Disaster Figures * BANGKOK, 11.... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:35:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-facc9b07b50909789444cd34eaee589d CivilProtection UNbodies NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 23.7099 90.4071 33.718151 73.060547 35.7745 51.4477 28.5687 77.2168 35.2086 110.727 37.5424 126.935 13.7703017743177 100.626440699347 20121211143500 http://reliefweb.int/report/indonesia/flood-cuts-toll-road-kills-4-banten Source: Jakarta Post Country: Indonesia Multa Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang A toll road was closed, four people reportedly died and dozens of families had to be evacuated in Banten on Thursday after days of heavy rains in the province, inundating at least four of its regencies. Fri, 11 Jan 2013 14:28:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-210c6b06bbb35be2fd69c47ca2eb8c87 Flooding NaturalDisasters -6.18287 106.829 20130111142800