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MAGNITUDE 5.8 MINDORO, PHILIPPINES

Subject To Change Depth: 106 km Distances: 2km (1mi) WSW of Balitoc, Philippines 3km (2mi) NW of Calatagan, Philippines 15km (9mi) SW of Balayan, Philippines 23km (14mi) S of Nasugbu, Philippines 91km (57mi) SSW of Manila, Philippines

Typhoon Goni kills at least 10 and 5,000 forced to flee homes after northern Philippines hit by floods and landslides

At least 10 people have died and two are missing after Typhoon Goni hit the northern Philippines, forcing more than 5,000 to flee their homes, officials have said.   Pounding rain and winds set off landslides and flooded low-lying villages,…

Warning: Three major storms are hitting south east Asia at the same time

Any time you think the British weather is bad, be thankful you don’t live in Asia.   South of Taiwan on the left of the graphic is tropical storm Linfa, with Typhoon Chan-hom east of China in the middle. And…