In a span of 10 days, Cagayan was devastated by three powerful typhoons, the latest of which – Tropical Depression “Obet” – forced more than 100 residents to evacuate and caused flooding in nearly a dozen areas. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel rescue residents in Brgy. Dodan, Aparri,...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government will create short and long-term solutions to address flooding here. FLOODING near SM City Bacolod due to moderate rainfall on Monday, Oct. 3. (Photo courtesy of the Bacolod City PIO) Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez met the Department of Public Works...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto reminded the public on Friday, Sept. 23, of the environmental perils of land grabbing in the Masungi Georeserve, citing its impact in worsening floods. “If land grabbers succeed, flooding will worsen as the years go by. No flood control will be enough if we do not...
Heavy rains caused gutter-deep to waist-deep floods in some parts of Taytay, Rizal Wednesday noon, Aug. 31. Photo from Taytay PIO In a Facebook post, the Taytay Public Information Office (PIO) said some parts of Barangay Dolores, Sta. Ana, San Isidro and San Juan experienced flooding. These four...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The death toll from monsoon flooding in Pakistan since June has reached 1,033, according to figures released Sunday by the country's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). Children use a raft to make their way in a flooded area after heavy monsoon rains on the...
DAGUPAN CITY – The city government has approved four major road projects that will be implemented to address the perennial problems of massive flooding and high tide in the city. Photo courtesy of Liezle Basa Inigo City engineering officer-in-charge Engr. Josephine Corpuz said the program of...
A trail of destruction emerged as Severe Tropical Storm “Florita” left the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Wednesday morning, August 24. Personnel from Baggao Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) in Cagayan assist residents from crossing the Bagunot Bridge...
All inmates in the detention facilities manned by the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), especially in areas hit by tropical storm "Florita" are safe, the bureau's top official said on Wednesday, Aug. 24. BJMP chief Director Allan Iral said the initial action they implemented is to...
Still reeling from the devastating effects of the magnitude 7.0 earthquake last month, hundreds of residents in Northern Luzon evacuated anew due to flooding and landslides caused by Severe Tropical Storm “Florita,” the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said...
CEBU CITY – Several residents appealed to authorities not to demolish their dwellings until they are given necessary assistance as this city started a massive clearing operation in waterways in the aftermath of recent floods. CEBU City Hall workers demolish structures that stood within the...
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea's capital has moved to ban the cramped basement flats made famous by Oscar-winning movie "Parasite" after four people drowned in subterranean dwellings during flooding caused by record-breaking rains this week. South Korean soldiers clear debris from a residential...
SEOUL, South Korea -- The death toll from South Korea's record-breaking rains and flooding has risen to 11, officials said Thursday, with eight more people still missing as Seoul struggles to clean up after the deluge. Partially submerged roadsigns are seen as waters from the flooded Han River...
