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Philippines landslides kill 15 as Typhoon Bavi threatens region
Al Jazeera • • world
Key Points:
- More than a dozen people have died in landslides in the southern Philippines as Typhoon Bavi approaches, with 10 fatalities reported in Malapatan, Sarangani province, and at least five in Lanao del Sur.
- Typhoon Bavi, known locally as Inday, entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Wednesday but weakened while moving northwest across the Philippine Sea; it is not expected to make landfall in the Philippines but may cause heavy rainfall and flooding.
- The typhoon has already caused damage in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands without casualties and is now heading toward Taiwan, Japan, and China, prompting evacuations and preparations in those regions.
- Taiwan has evacuated hundreds and closed schools and offices ahead of the storm, while Japan’s Ishikawa prefecture is experiencing heavy rains as it braces for Bavi’s impact.
- Southern China is still recovering from Typhoon Maysak, which caused severe flooding and 39 deaths earlier this week after a dam breach in Nanning.
