Philippines: Industrial fuel tanker capsizes, causing oil spill

The oil tanker is one of two vessels to sink in the wider region as Typhoon Gaemi passes through.

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There are fears the "enormous" spill - which is already stretching out over several kilometres - could reach the shore of the capital, Manila, coast guard spokesman Rear Admiral Armando Balilo told reporters.

The ship was one of two which sank in the region on Thursday, with the second going down just off Taiwan's south-western coast.

Both Taiwan and the Philippines are seeing large amounts of rain as Typhoon Gaemi moves through the area, causing widespread flooding.

The typhoon made landfall in mainland China on Thursday evening local time, with authorities declaring the highest tier disaster warning.

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