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More deaths as storms exit the Philippines
Manila (AFP) Nov 29, 2007 Storms Hagibis and Mitag have blown out of the the Philippines, the weather bureau said Thursday, as the death toll climbed to 29 and rescuers continued to battle rough seas in search of the missing. The coast guard said 12 Chinese fishermen went missing after two boats capsized Wednesday in rough seas near Pag Asa island off the country's western coast. Two Filipino airforce pilots are also missing after their plane went down in the South China Sea while searching for a 27-person crew Filipino fishing boat, it said. "Search and rescue operations are ongoing," a coast guard official told AFP. "The Chinese fishing boats apparently sank because of the bad weather." Mitag had dissipated over the Philippine Sea while Hagibis had further weakened while moving northeast of Catanduanes island in the eastern Bicol region, the office of civil defense said. A total of 29 people have been killed by floods, landslides and other storm related incidents so far, while five remained injured, the office said. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Bringing Order To A World Of Disasters A world of storm and tempest When the Earth Quakes
NORTHCOM Experience Lends Lessons To Bangladesh Relief
Washington DC (AFNS) Nov 28, 2007After more than two years at the helm of U.S. Northern Command, Navy Adm. Timothy J. Keating oversaw planning for military responses to the most devastating domestic disasters, and mobilized U.S. military support when Hurricane Katrina provided a real-life test of those plans. So when his staff at U.S. Pacific Command watched a fierce tropical cyclone make its way toward Bangladesh earlier this month, Keating, now the top U.S. military officer in the Pacific, kept a careful watch. |
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