"The most concerned extreme events in Southeast Asia is probably storm typhoon and tropical storm,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.21

When Typhoon Ketsana hit Manila this year, the crowded city's planners were stunned at the amount of rain that poured down in a short time.

VOA: standard.2009.12.21

(Sound) Clinton received a boisterous welcome from about 2,000 Filipino school children as she visited the Marikina district of Manila that was inundated by floodwaters from Typhoon Ketsana in late September.

VOA: standard.2009.11.12

Foreign Secretary Romulo for his part said the military accord with Washington proved crucial in helping his government cope with typhoon damage, while stressing that U.S.troops are not involved in actual combat with the southern militants.

VOA: standard.2009.11.12