Latest typhoon kills 4 in Philippines, sparing capital, before churning toward TaiwanMANILA, Philippines — The Philippines military rushed Sunday toward villages cut off by floodwaters from Asia’s latest deadly storm, which killed at least four across the northern part of the country but spared the capital. American Samoan mother recounts horror as tsunami rips 6-year-old child from her armsLEONE, American Samoa — Mourning islanders of American Samoa were set to hold a national prayer service Sunday for victims of the tsunami that obliterated villages on the shores of the South Pacific and left at least 176 dead. Northern Arizona wildfire grows to 1,000 acres, still threatens homes in city of WilliamsPHOENIX — Some residents of the scenic northern Arizona city of Williams spent Saturday away from their homes as a prescribed burn that grew out of control threatened the town known as the “Gateway to the Grand Canyon.” Burials start for Samoan tsunami victims, some traditional funerals impossibleLEONE, American Samoa — Taitasi Suapaia Fitiao is preparing for every parent’s nightmare — burying her young child. 64 homes evacuated as out-of-control prescribed burn nears northern Arizona town of WilliamsPHOENIX — Some residents of the scenic northern Arizona city of Williams spent Saturday away from their homes as a prescribed burn that grew out of control threatened the town known as the “Gateway to the Grand Canyon.” Remote area of eastern Calif. again by new series of earthquakes after temblors last weekLONE PINE, Calif. — More earthquakes have struck a remote area of eastern California that has been shaken by a sequence of tremors since Thursday. Months later, no changes and little review of blaze that torched busy SC tourist regionCONWAY, S.C. — The fire chief in one of South Carolina’s busiest tourist spots said he won’t alter his agency’s practices even though his crews failed to extinguish a small blaze that mushroomed into the worst wildfire in state history. Typhoon Melor slowly churns away from Northern Marianas in Pacific as residents hunker downSAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands — A typhoon churning across the western Pacific moved away from the Northern Mariana Islands on Sunday as residents began cleaning up after gusting winds and minor flooding. Typhoon Parma strikes northern Philippines, killing 4 but leaving capital unscathedMANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Parma cut a path across the Philippines’ northern edge on Saturday, killing four people but sparing the capital from a second flood disaster as the storm churned toward Taiwan. Indonesian quake death toll likely to double after devastated hillside communities reachedPADANG, Indonesia — The death toll from Indonesia’s massive earthquake will likely double as officials on Saturday reached rural communities wiped out by landslides that buried more than 600 people under mountains of mud, most of them guests at a wedding celebration. 64 homes evacuated, residents flee out-of-control prescribed burn near Arizona townWILLIAMS, Ariz. — Authorities say 64 homes have been evacuated under threat of a fire that began as a controlled burn but was whipped out of control by gusty winds. Focus in Samoa shifts from rescuing lives to aiding survivors with food, powerAPIA, Samoa — Samoan officials shifted their focus from rescuing lives to providing survivors with food, water and power, but stressed it didn’t mean they were giving up on the missing days after earthquake-triggered waves killed 170 in the region. Quake-triggered landslides wipe out at least 4 villages in Indonesia, burying nearly 650PADANG, Indonesia — At least four Indonesian villages were obliterated by earthquake-triggered landslides that buried as many as 644 people including a wedding party under mountains of mud and debris, officials said Saturday. Landslides after quake wipe out at least 3 villages in Indonesia, burying nearly 650PADANG, Indonesia — At least three Indonesian villages were obliterated by earthquake-triggered landslides that buried as many as 644 people including a wedding party under mountains of mud and debris, officials said Saturday. Second storm slams into northern Philippines, toppling power poles, trees; at least 2 deadMANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Parma slammed into the Philippines on Saturday, ripping off roofs, toppling power pylons and swelling rivers in the country’s mountainous north. At least two people were killed, an official said. Reports: Berlusconi says he fears death toll from Sicily mudslides could rise to 50ROME — Rescue workers dug for a second day Saturday through piles of mud and debris as they searched for about 30 missing people from a mudslide that has killed at least 21 in Sicily. Tropical Storm Olaf weakens to tropical depression in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico’s coastMIAMI — Olaf is weakening in the Pacific off the coast of Mexico and is now a tropical depression. Samoa’s tourism industry fears vacation cancellations would be like a ’second tsunami’APIA, Samoa — Samoa’s tourism industry said it fears a “second tsunami” of vacation cancellations after deadly earthquake-triggered waves wiped out some of the South Pacific country’s most idyllic white-sand beaches and resorts. Wind pushes wildfire near Arizona town out of control, authorities order home evacuationsWILLIAMS, Ariz. — Authorities say a fire that began as a controlled burn but was whipped out of control by gusty winds has prompted home evacuations in a small northern Arizona city surrounded by forest. Wildfire near Williams out of control, some homes evacuated air tankers on way from CaliforniaWILLIAMS, Ariz. — Authorities say a fire that began as a controlled burn but was whipped out of control by gusty winds has prompted home evacuations in a small northern Arizona city surrounded by forest. 2nd storm slams into northern Philippines, toppling power poles, treesMANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Parma slammed into the Philippines on Saturday, ripping off roofs, toppling power pylons and swelling rivers in the country’s mountainous north. At least two people were killed, an official said. Typhoon Parma hits Philippine coast, bringing down trees, power poles; no deaths reportedMANILA, Philippines — The government’s chief forecaster says Typhoon Parma has made landfall in the northern Philippines. Indonesia quake survivor sends text message from hotel rubble, sending rescuers scramblingPADANG, Indonesia — An earthquake survivor trapped in a collapsed hotel in western Indonesia sent a text message saying he and some others were alive, triggering a frantic rescue operation, but hopes faded Saturday as sniffer dogs failed to detect life. 2nd typhoon’s winds topple power poles, trees in northern PhilippinesMANILA, Philippines — Powerful winds toppled power poles and trees Saturday in the northern Philippines as the second typhoon in eight days bore down on the country. Farther north, Taiwan began evacuating villages also in the path of the storm. US government brings food, scientists, drugs and vehicles to American SamoaHONOLULU — On a search-and-rescue mission in a tsunami-stricken American Samoa village, Capt. Nate Duff and his Hawaii Air National Guard troops waded through knee-deep swampland and under trucks hanging from trees in hopes of finding missing children. Typhoon threatening Philippines weakens slightly; Taiwan issues warningMANILA, Philippines — Filipinos braced Saturday for their second typhoon in eight days, though the storm weakened just hours before it was due to hit and the threat of another disaster in the flood-soaked capital eased. California’s Owens Valley shaken by 5.2 tremor as earthquake sequence regains strengthLONE PINE, Calif. — Earthquakes up to magnitude 5.2 struck Friday evening in a remote area of eastern California that was been shaken by a sequence of temblors a day earlier. US Geological Survey reports 3 quakes in Owens Valley, largest measures magnitude-5.2LONE PINE, Calif. — A series of earthquakes with preliminary magnitudes reaching 5.2 have struck in a remote area of eastern California but there have been no reports of injury or damage. Major developments in Samoan tsunami aftermath— THE DEAD: The number of dead rose to 170, including 129 in Samoa, 32 in American Samoa and nine in Tonga. Flights canceled, residents stock up as Typhoon Melor heads toward Northern Marianas, GuamSAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands — Residents of the Northern Mariana Islands and neighboring Guam braced themselves Saturday as Typhoon Melor churned across the Western Pacific. |
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