Typhoon: Typhoon Fengshen

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Jun. 21 - At least 17 people have been killed in flash floods and landslides in the southern Philippines as a typhoon sweeps across the country.

Ten people drowned and five are missing after a river burst its banks in Maguindanao province. In Cotabato City, a man and a child were buried alive in a landslide at a rubbish dump, police said. Five other people were also drowned.
Typhoon Fengshen has intensified with gusts of up to 195 kph. It's expected to exit the country on Sunday and head north towards Taiwan.

Deadly typhoon floods Philippines | Video | Reuters.com

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A Philippine ferry with more than 700 people on board capsized during a typhoon and most are missing, officials said on Sunday.
Rescuers were trying to reach the scene where the MV Princess of Stars sank near Sibuyan island in the centre of the country but churning waves from Typhoon Fengshen made the crossing hazardous.
"The ship is upside down. We are waiting for rescuers but there are none so far. Our pump boats are all broken," Ricardo Aligno, a town councilor from the coastal village of San Fernando, told local radio.
The coast guard expected one of its ships to arrive in the area by early afternoon. The ferry sank about three kilometers from shore.
Local mayor Nanette Tansingco told radio that three survivors had been found.
But at least four others aboard are known to have died.
The bodies of two women and some children's' slippers were washed ashore. Before dawn on Sunday, some villagers heard warning sirens from the ship, which had 626 passengers and 121 crew on board.

Philippine ferry sinks; 700-plus passengers missing | U.S. | Reuters

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*** Now downgraded to tropical storm***

Tropical storm Fengshen surged toward Taiwan and southeast China on Wednesday after leaving a path of destruction in the Philippines where the search for more survivors from a capsized ferry has proved fruitless.

Fengshen was downgraded to a tropical storm late Tuesday. But it still managed to shut down much of Hong Kong. Schools, courts and even the financial markets were closed for part of Wednesday, The Associated Press reported.

Storm hits China after lashing Philippines - CNN.com