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66 dead as typhoon Kalmaegi rages through Philippines
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The death toll also includes six crew members of a military helicopter that crashed yesterday on Mindanao island after it was deployed to assist in relief efforts.
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Philippines: Tsunami alert lifted after powerful earthquake
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The earthquake, measuring a magnitude of 7.6 according to the US Geological Survey (USGS) and 7.5 according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre, struck off the coast of Mindanao island at a depth of 32km. It was followed by four major aftershocks exceeding magnitudes of 6.0 ov
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7 people killed in Southern Philippines' earthquake
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Mindanao [Philippines], Dec 16 (Sputnik/ANI): At least seven people were killed as a result of a magnitude 6.8 earthquake that struck Philippines' southern Mindanao Island on Sunday, local media reported citing the Davao del Sur Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office.
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4 killed in 6.9 magnitude Philippines earthquake
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], Dec 15 (ANI): At least four people, including a six-year-old girl, were killed and several others sustained injuries after an earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale struck the island of Mindanao in southern Philippines on Sunday.
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Magnitude 6.8 earthquake hits Philippine southern Mindanao island
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Mindanao [Philippines], Oct 31 (Sputnik/ANI): A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the Philippines' second-largest island of Mindanao, located in the south of the country, the US Geological Survey data showed early on Thursday.
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5.7 magnitude earthquake strikes Philippines
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], December 29 (ANI): A magnitude of 5.7 earthquake, struck 302 km south-east of the city of General Santos of Mindanao island in Philippines.
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Philippines extends military rule in southern Mindanao island
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Zamboanga City [Philippines], Dec 14 (ANI): The Philippine Congress has approved a request by President Rodrigo Duterte to extend martial law in the southern Mindanao Island for another year.
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Philippines declares Marawi City free from militants
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Zamboanga City [Philippines], Oct 24 (ANI): Philippines on Monday declared southern Mindanao island's Marawi City free from militants, bringing an end to the five months of combat between government forces and Daesh-linked Abu Sayyaf and Maute groups.
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Philippines' Duterte apologises for martial law, pledges to rebuild M
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], June 21 (ANI): Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has apologised to the people of Marawi for declaring martial law in Mindanao island and vowed to rebuild the city which was destroyed after four weeks of fierce fighting between forces and ISIS affliated militants.
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Seven injured as twin blasts rock southern Philippines
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], April 18 (ANI): Seven people have been injured in the twin blasts at a gas station in Philippines' city of Tacurong on Mindanao Island, local police said on Tuesday.
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