Floods hit thousands of houses in northern Philippines
Floods hit thousands of houses in northern Philippines

Floodwaters reaching more than four metres high swamped thousands of houses in the storm-battered northern Philippines on Tuesday after rivers overflowed following heavy rain and a dam release. Typhoon Man-yi drenched swaths of the Philippines over the weekend, swelling the Cagayan River and...

Typhoon Man-yi hits Philippines, evacuations underway
Typhoon Man-yi hits Philippines, evacuations underway

Philippine authorities ordered all ships to return to shore and told people in coastal areas to evacuate as Typhoon Man-yi approached the country, with forecasts predicting it would grow stronger before hitting land on Saturday. Man-yi will be the sixth major storm to pound the Philippines in...