Death toll from Typhoon Megi in Taiwan rises as new body found

2010-10-24 09:02:44 GMT Xinhua English TAIPEI, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Fire control authorities of Taiwan's Ilan County announced Sunday that rescuers had found a body along the Suao-Hualien Highway.

More than 400 mainland tourists rescued from landslide in Taiwan

2010-10-24 08:44:31 GMT Xinhua English Rescuers go down the landslide-hit Suhua Highway to look for a missing bus in Taiwan, southeast China, Oct. 23, 2010. More than 400 tourists from the Chinese mainland have been rescued from the landslide site till Saturday. But 20 others were still missing.

70 stranded tourists in Taiwan rescued, 330 others wait for help

2010-10-23 08:27:14 GMT Xinhua English Tourists are rescued from the landslide site on the Suhua Highway in Taiwan, southeast China, Oct. 22, 2010. According to the lastest statistics from Taiwan's emergency operation center, more than 400 tourists from the Chinese mainland were stranded because of the landslide. Seventy people have been evacuated from the landslide site by helicopter. Some 330 others were waiting for rescue along the highway.

Hint of typhoon Megi throws life in disarray

2010-10-22 01:25:47 GMT China Daily GUANGZHOU - Typhoon Megi weakened as it moved closer to China's southern coast, where authorities have issued a high alert and stepped up preparations for landfall.

Philippine death toll from typhoon Megi rises to 19

2010-10-21 10:22:59 GMT Xinhua English MANILA, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- The number of casualties and cost of damages incurred from super typhoon Megi continued to rise, with the number of fatalities now at 19, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reported Thursday.

Philippine death toll from typhoon Megi rises to 10

2010-10-19 07:49:50 GMT Xinhua English BAGUIO CITY, Philippines, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from supertyphoon Megi, the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines in the last four years, continues to rise with ten people now dead, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Tuesday.

Super typhoon dumps rains in Philippines; 7 killed

2010-10-19 03:47:07 GMT SINA.com CAUAYAN, Philippines – Super Typhoon Megi dumped heavy rains over the Philippine capital as it departed Tuesday after killing seven people, creating a wasteland of fallen trees in the north and sending thousands scrambling to safety in near-zero visibility.

Typhoon Megi death toll rises to three in Philippines

2010-10-19 02:07:21 GMT SINA.com BAGUIO, Philippines – Philippine authorities said Tuesday the death toll from Typhoon Megi had risen to three, as the storm dumped heavy rains across the main island of Luzon for a second consecutive day.

Philippines devastated by typhoon

2010-10-20 03:32:21 GMT SINA.com Areas of the northern Philippines remain on alert Tuesday as Typhoon Megi lingered in the area after devastating parts of the region.