A boat carrying 173 passengers has capsized in the central Philippines, minutes after leaving port. The local Coast Guard reported that at least 36 people have died, with 118 survivors, and 19 people still missing, according to CNN affiliate, CNN Philippines. The MB Nirvana had just departed Ormoc City, Leyte Province bound for Pilar town […]
With 25 million people in its path, Super Typhoon Haiyan — one of the strongest storms recorded on the planet — smashed into the Philippines on Friday morning. As the storm plowed across the cluster of islands in the heart of the country, casualties were reported, more than 100,000 people took shelter in evacuation […]
