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  • death-toll-rises-to-46-as-td-vinta-nears-philippines-ts-kai-tak-threatens-vietnam-malaysia

    Death toll rises to 46 as TD Vinta nears Philippines, TS Kai-Tak threatens Vietnam, Malaysia

    ByTeo Blašković Wednesday, December 20, 2017Wednesday, September 25, 2024

    The death toll in the Philippines caused by heavy rain, floods and landslides produced by Tropical Cyclone "Kai-Tak" (Urduja) rose to 46 on Thursday, December 20, 2017. 28 people are still missing. Meanwhile, another tropical system has organized into a…

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    26 dead, 23 missing, 15k+ stranded and 90k evacuated as Kai-Tak (Urduja) hits the Philippines

    ByTeo Blašković Sunday, December 17, 2017Wednesday, September 25, 2024

    Floods and landslides triggered by slow-moving Tropical Cyclone "Kai-Tak," locally known as Urduja, killed at least 26 people and left another 23 missing in the Philippines, authorities said Sunday, December 17, 2017. More floods and landslides are…

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    More than 77k evacuated as deadly TS Urduja (Kai-Tak) drops massive rain on Philippines

    ByTeo Blašković Saturday, December 16, 2017Wednesday, September 25, 2024

    A slow-moving Tropical Storm "Urduja," internationally known as "Kai-Tak," crawled toward the Philippines over the past couple of days, dropping massive amounts of rain. Urduja made landfall around 06:00 UTC on December 16 in the vicinity of San…

  • tropical-storm-urduja-kai-tak-warning-philippines

    Floods and landslides hit Philippines, evacuations as Urduja becomes a tropical storm

    ByTeo Blašković Thursday, December 14, 2017Wednesday, September 25, 2024

    Tropical Depression "Urduja" strengthened into a tropical storm, internationally known as Kai-Tak, early Thursday, December 14, 2017, on its way toward Samar Province, the Philippines. The cyclone is already causing floods and landslides, prompting…

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