Philippines: Typhoon Kalmaegi Triggers Severe Flooding, Displacing Thousands 4

At least 140 people have died and 127 remain missing after Typhoon Kalmaegi struck the Philippines, with the central province of Cebu suffering the worst damage from floods and mudslides. Homes were destroyed and streets were left buried in debris, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate. In Cebu, floodwaters rose to roof level in some areas. A state of calamity has been declared in Cebu to speed up emergency response as rescue operations continue.

Philippines: Fire Erupts In Parking Area At Manila Airport Burning Several Vehicles 3

A fire broke out in a carpark at Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Monday afternoon, April 22. The blaze occurred in the extension parking of the airport's Terminal 3, burning several vehicles. A total of 19 vehicles were burned before the fire was put out past 2 p.m.

Japanese NPO member works in typhoon-hit Philippine town

Japanese NPO member works in typhoon-hit Philippine town

DULAG, Philippines - Yoshiyuki Shiomi of the International Children's Action Network, a Nagoya-based authorized nonprofit organization, explains the operation to build and rebuild elementary school buildings in Dulag near Tacloban City, the Philippines, on Oct. 22, 2014. The area was hit hard by last year's Typhoon Haiyan.

JICA jointly builds classrooms, trains laborers in Haiyan-hit town

JICA jointly builds classrooms, trains laborers in Haiyan-hit town

DULAG, Philippines - Filipino welders (in yellow shirts) who are constructing a new school building (seen behind them) watch Noel Watanabe (front), a Japan-based Filipino man, demonstrate proper welding technique on Nov. 7, 2014, at a high school compound in the central Philippine province Leyte. At second from the right in the back is his Japanese colleague Katsuya Usui. The Japan International Cooperation Agency is integrating a skills training program to its assistance for the construction of new school buildings in Leyte's Dulag town after it was damaged by super typhoon Haiyan on Nov. 8, 2013.