The Philippines weather forecaster warned Thursday of dangerous flooding in coastal areas as Tropical Storm Matmo (local name: Paolo) is set to hit the disaster-weary nation.

Water was already up to his knees, but 22-year-old Kierwen Garlan’s first thought was how to help his neighbors, as their homes were filling with floodwater and being lashed by heavy rain. Tropical ...

Tropical Storm Matmo edged closer to the Philippines and was expected to intensify into a typhoon that could threaten southern China this weekend, just about a week after the region was battered by ...