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Philipines: au moins 5 morts après le passage du “super typhon” Fung-wong, en route vers Taïwan

Des villages submergés et des dizaines de villes sans électricité : les Philippines commencent à évaluer lundi les dégâts après le passage du “super typhon” Fung-wong qui a fait au moins cinq morts et déplacé plus d’un million de personnes dans l’archipel, avant de prendre la direction de Taïwan.”De nombreuses maisons ont été endommagées et certaines de nos routes principales sont impraticables en raison des glissements de terrain”, a décrit à l’AFP Geofry Parrocha, secouriste, depuis la ville de Dipaculao (nord-est) où l’électricité n’est toujours pas rétablie.Selon lui, les autorités n’ont pu arriver sur les lieux que le lundi matin car dimanche soir, “les pluies étaient fortes et le niveau de l’eau était haut”.Fung-wong s’est abattu dimanche soir sur la côte est du pays, couvrant presque l’ensemble du territoire, quelques jours seulement après le typhon Kalmaegi qui a balayé les îles du centre des Philippines, faisant au moins 224 morts.La majorité des écoles et des administrations publiques sont fermées lundi sur l’île principale de Luçon, y compris dans la capitale Manille.- Bilan alourdi -Le bilan du passage de Fung-wong s’est alourdi lundi, passant de deux à au moins cinq morts.Deux jumeaux de cinq ans dans la province de Nueva Vizcaya, au nord de Manille, et un homme âgé dans la province montagneuse du nord de Luzon ont été tués dans des glissements de terrain. Les enfants ont été tués dans la nuit alors que la famille dormait dans leur maison, selon Alvin Ayson, responsable de la protection civile.Auparavant, les autorités avaient fait état de deux décès.Le corps d’une femme de 64 ans qui tentait d’évacuer a été retrouvé dans la province de Samar (est), sous des décombres et des arbres, avait déclaré à l’AFP Juniel Tagarino, secouriste à Catbalogan City.Le bureau de la protection civile a ensuite confirmé la noyade d’une autre personne dans une crue soudaine sur l’île de Catanduanes (nord-est), frappée dimanche matin par des vents violents et des pluies torrentielles, inondant rues et maisons.”Les vagues ont commencé à rugir vers 07H00 du matin. Quand elles ont frappé la digue, c’était comme si le sol tremblait”, a décrit à l’AFP Edson Casarino, 33 ans, habitant de Virac.Dans la province de Cagayan, le chef des secours, Rueli Rapsing, a déclaré à l’AFP qu’une crue soudaine dans la province voisine d’Apayao avait provoqué le débordement de la rivière Chico, obligeant les habitants à se réfugier en hauteur.”Nous avons reçu des informations vers six heures du matin (…) indiquant que certaines personnes se trouvaient déjà sur le toit de leur maison”, a-t-il déclaré.- “Le plus violent” -La plupart ont été secourues mais une vidéo authentifiée par l’AFP montrait certaines toujours prises au piège.Plus de 5.000 personnes ont également été évacuées avant que la rivière Cagayan n’ensevelisse la petite ville de Tuguegarao, à environ 30 kilomètres de là, a déclaré M. Rapsing.La mairie a déclaré à l’AFP que le niveau de cette rivière continuait de monter à un rythme d’environ 30 centimètres par heure.Dans cette province, un habitant de la ville de Tuao, Mark Lamer, 24 ans, a déclaré à l’AFP qu’il s’agissait du “typhon le plus violent qu’il ait jamais connu”.Dans tout le pays, Fung-wong a entraîné l’évacuation de 1,4 million de personnes.Il doit maintenant se diriger vers Taïwan tout en s’affaiblissant, a indiqué lundi le service météorologique national.Plus de 350 millimètres de pluie sont attendus en 24 heures, a déclaré à l’AFP le prévisionniste Stan Chang à l’AFP.Près de 5.000 personnes seront évacuées dans trois communes du comté de Hualien (est), a indiqué Lee Kuan-ting, du service d’information du gouvernement local.Ces communes sont situées près d’un barrage qui a cédé lors des pluies torrentielles provoquées par le super typhon Ragasa en septembre, causant la mort de 19 personnes.Selon les scientifiques, le dérèglement climatique généré par l’activité humaine rend les phénomènes météorologiques extrêmes plus fréquents, plus meurtriers et plus destructeurs.Des océans plus chauds permettent aux typhons de se renforcer plus vite, quand des températures générales plus élevées entraînent une atmosphère plus humide et donc des pluies plus importantes.

Stocks rally as hopes rise for end to US shutdown

European and Asian stock markets rallied Monday as investors cheered prospects that the US government shutdown could be nearing an end, after reports said lawmakers had reached a deal to break the record-breaking 40-day impasse.The possibility of resuming operations in the world’s biggest economy helped temper lingering worries about extended tech valuations amid talk of an AI bubble.”The more risk-on mood means it’s pretty much a sea of green on the boards,” Neil Wilson, UK Investor Strategist at Saxo, said of the gains across stock markets.”In the US, stock futures are pointing to solid gains,” he added.Frankfurt led the way in Europe, up 1.7 percent nearing midday after Hong Kong closed up by a similar amount.The dollar, which steadied versus the euro and British pound, rose against the yen. Oil prices gained slightly.Investors have been growing increasingly concerned about the financial impact of the US shutdown, which has seen several government services halted and air travel disrupted heading into the Thanksgiving holiday.A group of Democrats in the Senate sided with Republicans in a procedural vote on the deal Sunday evening — clearing the way for a formal debate — after reaching a bipartisan agreement to fund operations through January.The Senate will have up to 30 hours to debate before the measure is expected to be passed.Once it clears the Senate, it needs approval from the Republican-controlled House of Representatives before going to President Donald Trump for his signature.The vote came after weeks of wrangling over healthcare subsidies, food benefits and Trump’s firings of federal employees.The US president told reporters “it looks like we’re getting close to the shutdown ending”.Lawmakers said the deal would restore funding for food stamps, reverse Trump’s firings of thousands of federal workers and assure a vote on extending health care subsidies. The reopening would allow officials to resume the release of key economic data, including on the labour market, which is a key gauge for the Federal Reserve as it considers whether to cut interest rates again next month.Investors took heart also from a further easing of China-US tensions.Beijing on Monday said it would suspend for one year “special port fees” on US vessels “simultaneously” with Washington’s pause on levies targeting Chinese ships.- Key figures at around 1045 GMT -London – FTSE 100: UP 1.0 percent at 9,783.56 pointsParis – CAC 40: UP 1.4 percent at 8,057.33Frankfurt – DAX: UP 1.7 percent at 23,976.36Tokyo – Nikkei 225: UP 1.3 percent at 50,911.76 (close)Hong Kong – Hang Seng Index: UP 1.6 percent at 26,649.06 (close)Shanghai – Composite: UP 0.5 percent at 4,018.60 (close)New York – Dow: UP 0.2 percent at 46,987.10 (close)Euro/dollar: UP at $1.1564 from $1.1563 on FridayPound/dollar: DOWN at $1.3159 from $1.3160Dollar/yen: UP at 154.15 yen from 153.46 yenEuro/pound: UP at 87.87 pence from 87.86 penceBrent North Sea Crude: UP 0.2 percent at $63.73 per barrelWest Texas Intermediate: UP 0.2 percent at $59.87 per barrel

Jihadist turf war kills around 200 in Nigeria: sourcesMon, 10 Nov 2025 10:48:14 GMT

Clashes between rival jihadist factions in northeast Nigeria have claimed some 200 lives in the restive Lake Chad area, intelligence, militia and jihadist sources told AFP Monday. Fighting between Boko Haram and rival militants from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) group broke out in Dogon Chiku on the shores of Lake Chad on Sunday, …

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US senators take major step toward ending record shutdown

The US Senate took a major step toward ending the longest government shutdown in American history when it cleared the way for a formal debate on a motion to resume funding to federal agencies.The development represents significant progress toward ending a government shutdown that has dragged on for over 40 days, halted funding to federal programs and disrupted air travel and other essential industries.The breakthrough late Sunday came after Republican and Democratic lawmakers reached a stopgap agreement to fund the government through January, after wrangling over healthcare subsidies, food benefits and Trump’s firings of federal employees.Following the deal the Republican-led chamber approved a procedural vote by 60 votes to 40, putting a hard limit on how much longer senators can discuss the legislative measure.It gave lawmakers a maximum of 30 more hours to conduct debate before voting on the motion, which will only need 50 votes to pass.It will still need approval from the Republican-controlled House of Representatives before it lands on President Donald Trump’s desk — a process which could take days.As the news emerged, Trump told reporters when he arrived at the White House after a weekend at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida: “It looks like we’re getting very close to the shutdown ending.”Democratic Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia was among the eight who joined Republicans to support the measure, saying: “I need a moratorium on the punishing of the federal workforce.”Virginia is home to 300,000 federal workers, and the deal would restore all furloughed employees and reverse reductions-in-force layoffs by the Trump administration.The bill to keep the government funded at pre-shutdown levels “will protect federal workers from baseless firings, reinstate those who have been wrongfully terminated during the shutdown, and ensure federal workers receive back pay” as required by law, Kaine added.Fellow Democrat Chuck Schumer could not be persuaded and voted against the measure, saying that “Republicans have spent the past 10 months dismantling the healthcare system, skyrocketing costs, and making every day harder for American families.”But Republican Senator John Thune celebrated the win, and what it could mean for Americans facing intense financial strain.”After 40 days of uncertainty, I’m profoundly glad to be able to announce that nutrition programs, our veterans, and other critical priorities will have their full-year funding,” Thune said.Stock markets rallied Monday on hopes the shutdown could be nearing an end, with Tokyo and Hong Kong up more than one percent and European bourses higher in early trade.- Federal services in demand -Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said earlier Sunday that if the shutdown continued, the number of flights being cut would multiply — even as Americans gear up to travel for the Thanksgiving holiday later this month.Duffy warned that US air travel could soon “slow to a trickle,” as thousands more flights were canceled or delayed over the weekend.The number of cancellations both within the United States as well as to and from the country had surpassed 3,000, with more than 10,000 delays, by Sunday evening, according to data from tracking platform FlightAware.Without a deal, Duffy warned that many Americans planning to travel for the November 27 Thanksgiving holiday are “not going to be able to get on an airplane, because there are not going to be that many flights that fly if this thing doesn’t open back up.”It could take days for flight schedules to recover after the shutdown finally ends and federal funding, including salaries, starts to flow again.According to lawmakers, the bill would restore funding for the SNAP food stamp program which helps more than 42 million lower-income Americans pay for groceries.It would also ensure a vote on extending healthcare subsidies that are set to expire at the end of this year.Many Democrats in the House and beyond the beltway have opposed the deal.Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pointed out that the average monthly SNAP benefit is $177 per beneficiary and the average monthly healthcare benefit under the Affordable Care Act is up to $550 per person.”People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives,” the Democrat wrote on X.”Working people want leaders whose word means something.”Democratic California governor Gavin Newsom also panned the move with one word on X: “Pathetic.”