Timelapse video captured the “explosive eruption” of the Philippines’ Mount Kanlaon volcano sending a column of ash thousands of metres into the air. Authorities issued an evacuation order for about 54,000 people in the immediate area.
Thousands of people are now sheltering in evacuation camps after a massive fire destroyed about a thousand shanty homes in Manila. The government has promised to help people rebuild their houses. But they’ve often lost homes several times as the city’s slums are notoriously vulnerable to fires. Al Jazeera’s Barnaby Lo reports from Manila, the Philippines. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Philippines #Manila #Tondo #PhilippinesFire #ManilaFire #AlJazeeraEnglish
The Philippines is picking up the pieces after Typhoon Usagi flooded villages and forced thousands into evacuation shelters. Relief teams are working against time as another storm gains strength over the Pacific. Officials warns that Typhoon Man-yi could hit Manila. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News
Chinese Coast Guard vessels were seen blasting water cannons at a Philippine Coast Guard ship during a confrontation in a disputed area of the South China Sea, where China has laid claim to a vast area of water. The Philippines said its vessel was damaged as it tried to deliver supplies to fishermen. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News
Taiwan has been hit by the strongest earthquake there in 25 years. Four people were killed as the magnitude 7.2 quake caused some buildings to collapse. Tsunami warnings issued in Japan and the Phillippines were quickly lifted. Divya Gopalan is a Senior Editor at the news outlet Taiwan Plus – she joins us live from Taipei to discuss the latest updates. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Taiwan #Earthquake #TaiwanEarthquake #TaiwanQuake #Taipei #NaturalDisasters #Environment #China #Japan #Philippines #Tsunami #TaiwanEarthquakeNews #ishigaki #Hualien #Japan #Terremoto
Filipino-Palestinians who fled Gaza say they are struggling to settle in the Philippines. Nearly 60 of them returned after Israel started its war on Gaza – some after decades of living in the besieged territory. They have been sheltering at a university in Manila But they are now being told to move. Al Jazeera’s Barnaby Lo reports from Manila. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #FilipinoPalestinians #Philippines #Manila #GazaWar #IsraelGazaWar #IsraelHamasWar #UniversityOfThePhilippines #UP #FerdinandMarcosJr #PalestinianRefugees #AlJazeeraEnglish
The Philippines has summoned the Chinese ambassador after vessels belonging to the two countries collided in the South China Sea. The countries have blamed each other for the two incidents on Sunday. The Filipino boat was supplying troops to an outpost in disputed waters. Al Jazeera’s Barnaby Lo reports from Manila, Philippines. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Philippines #China #SouthChinaSea #WestPhilippineSea #Philippinecoastguards #FilipinoFishermen #SouthChinaSeaTensions #SouthChinaSeaDispute #ScarboroughShoal
In the South China Sea, Chinese coastguard ships have attempted to deny Philippine vessels access to Second Thomas Shoal island for the third time in five weeks. The Philippine coastguards were escorting civilian boats carrying supplies for troops stationed on the disputed territory. Al Jazeera’s Barnaby Lo reports on board one of the Philippine coastguard vessels in the South China Sea. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Philippines #China #SouthChinaSea #WestPhilippineSea #Philippinecoastguards
Authorities in north-eastern Philippines have put more villages on an evacuation watch as fears grow of a major volcanic eruption. Mount Mayon began spewing gas and rocks earlier in the week. Al Jazeera’s Barnaby Lo reports from Albay province, the Philippines. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #Philippines #MayonVolcano #AlJazeeraEnglish
More than 6,000 villagers have been forced to leave rural communities within a six-kilometre (3.7-mile) radius of the Mayon volcano’s crater in northeastern Albay province in the Philippines. Officials on Saturday said thousands more need to be moved to safety from the permanent danger zone amid another threat: monsoon rains that could be unleashed by an approaching typhoon. Authorities warned that Typhoon Guchol, which is approaching the Philippines from the Pacific but is projected to skirt the archipelago, may still dump heavy rains – unwelcome news for those living near Mayon’s slopes. “There’s a typhoon and floodwaters may rush down Mayon and swamp this village. That’s one of our fears,” […]
