image

Philippines battered by typhoon and earthquake

by IBNS 25 Dec 2016, 09:29 pm

#Philippines #TyphoonNockTen #TyphoonNina #typhooninPhilippines

Manila/New Delhi, Dec 26 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 5.2 on Richter scale hit the Philippines coast in the wee hours of Mondaymorning while Powerful typhoon Nock-Tencontinues to batter the nation, according to media sources.

 
Super typhoon Nock-Ten, known locally as Typhoon Nina, struck central Philippines, killing at least four people and cutting off power, local media reported.
 
The typhoon reached maximum sustained winds of 185 kilometres per hour and gusts of up to 255 kilometres as it made landfall, local weather officials and radio reports stated.
 
Civil defence officials have been put on "red alert", as the storm is due to hit the city later on Monday, reported the BBC.
 
The storm has weakened since making landfall on the eastern coast on Sunday, but it still packs winds up to 140 km/h (87mph), meteorologists were quoted by the BBC as saying.

 

Top Headlines

Related Videos
Video

Taste of America, Indian style

by India Blooms 09 Jul 2015, 03:37 am

Video

Love is the Drug

by Hannah Cornett 01 Jun 2015, 02:00 am

Video

Can India benefit from Kentucky coal?

by ibns 30 Jan 2015, 02:12 am

Video

Bollywood weekly round up

by ians 11 Aug 2014, 01:44 am

Related Photos
In images : Minister Kiren Rijiju wishes Shilpa Shetty on her birthday

In images : Minister Kiren Rijiju wishes Shilpa Shetty on her birthday

by India Blooms News Service 08 Jun 2025, 10:40 pm

In Images: PM Modi addresses rally in West Bengal in his four-state visit tour

In Images: PM Modi addresses rally in West Bengal in his four-state visit tour

by Trans World Features 29 May 2025, 10:45 am

In Images: Tharoor-led delegation meets Panama President, seeks support against terrorism

In Images: Tharoor-led delegation meets Panama President, seeks support against terrorism

by Trans World Features 29 May 2025, 10:00 am