These storms, like Hurricane Katrina and Typhoon Haiyan, have left trails of devastation ... When a superstorm hits, it ...

Typhoon Haiyan swept through the Philippines and left a trail of destruction in its wake with winds that gusted up to 270kmh creating walls of water two storeys high Thousands of people have died ...

Ten days after the devastating storm blew through, Manila-based AP reporter Jim Gomez recounts the scene that he and colleagues first encountered: Covering the horrific death and devastation wrought ...

On the other side of the world, Super Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines in ... of 1953 affected the Netherlands and the UK. The storm surge killed over 2,500 people, highlighting the ...

Typhoon Haiyan tore across ... A Category 5 storm at its peak, Katrina was responsible for at least 1,833 deaths, the majority caused by wind, storm surge, and the failure of levees.

Forecasters also warned of a “life-threatening storm surge reaching 2 to 3 meters ... disaster-prone Philippines each year. In 2013, Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest recorded tropical ...

Despite significant damage to infrastructure and agriculture at the hands of Typhoon Haiyan, one of the deadliest storms in ... seven percent in 2013 and 6.7 percent in 2014. Owing to the storm, ...