The Philippines, being strategically located in the Pacific’s typhoon belt, frequently calls for global support during such crises. Several international agencies have pledged support to assist ...

It is part of the Pacific Typhoon Belt, and has an active typhoon season that normally runs from July to October, when 70% of the year’s typhoons form. But increasingly, the holiday season ...

The storm made eight more landfalls in multiple regions before veering away. The Philippines sits on a typhoon belt and typically gets about 20 storms a year. After Rai’s devastation, ...