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Typhoon Gaemi unleashes fury on Taiwan and the Philippines, bringing catastrophic damage. (Reuters)
Torrential downpours and destructive winds batter Taiwan, causing widespread flooding. (Pingtung Fire Department via AP)
Three lives tragically lost in Taiwan as the typhoon wreaks havoc on the island. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
Over 270 people injured and nearly 300,000 homes plunged into darkness across Taiwan. (Reuters)
Massive oil spill looms as a tanker carrying 1.4 million liters of oil capsizes in Manila Bay. (AP Photo/Joeal Calupitan)
In the densely populated region around the Philippine capital, government work and school classes were suspended after non-stop rains flooded many areas overnight, trapping cars in rising floodwater and stranding people in their homes. (Reuters)
At least a dozen landslides and floods over five days have displaced 600,000 people across the country, the Philippine government said. (Reuters)
Coast Guard races against time to prevent ecological disaster from unfolding.(AP/PTI)(AP07_22_2024_000214A)
Residents whose homes were flooded by Typhoon Gaemi and monsoon rains occupy a basketball court converted into an evacuation centre on Wednesday in Quezon City, Metro Manila. In the region around the capital, Manila, government work and schools were suspended owing to severe overnight flooding (Reuters)
In the riverside city of Marikina, emergency workers waded through waist-deep waters and used rubber dinghies to rescue residents from their inundated homes. (Reuters)
Streets flood from monsoon rains worsened by offshore typhoon Gaemi on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Joeal Calupitan)
People queue during food distribution in a school temporarily converted into an evacuation center following heavy rains and floods brought by Typhoon Gaemi, in Marikina City, Philippines. (REUTERS/Lisa Marie David)
Fishermen prepare to secure their boats in Wushi harbor before typhoon Gaemi makes landfall in northeastern Taiwan's Yilan county on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. Taiwan has shuttered offices, schools and tourist sites across the island ahead of a powerful typhoon due to make landfall later Wednesday. (AP Photo/Johnson Lai)
International aid and support pours in as countries rally together to assist in recovery efforts. (Reuters)
In this photo taken Wednesday, July 24, 2024 and released by Hualien Fire Department, show a car being hit by falling walls after Typhoon Gaemi made landfall in Hualien county, Taiwan. (Hualien Fire Department via AP)
After hitting Philippines and Taiwan, the storm's effects were expected to continue into Friday as it moved in a northwestern direction toward mainland China. In Fujian province on China's east coast, ferry routes were suspended on Wednesday and all train service will be halted on Thursday, China's official Xinhua News Agency said. (Jiang Kehong/Xinhua via AP)
