BIÑAN CITY, Laguna – Some areas here remain submerged in floods almost three weeks after severe tropical storm Paeng hit parts of Southern Luzon on Oct. 29. Data from the City Social Welfare And Development Office showed that a total of 886 families or 3,606 individuals are still staying...
NELSON, New Zealand -- A New Zealand city devastated by flooding will take years to recover, the mayor said on Friday, as hundreds more homes were evacuated. This handout picture taken on August 17, 2022 by local media outlet Andrew App and released on August 18 shows a flood-inundated car and...
BEIJING, China -- Sixteen people were killed and many left missing in flash flooding in northwest China, state media reported Thursday, as the country battles extreme weather that has shuttered factories and caused rolling power cuts. Rescue workers search after a flash flooding caused by a sudden...
Soon, the famous Walled City of Intramuros in Manila may turn into a water world. This was the warning raised by the Intramuros Administration (IA) amid the adverse effects of climate change and the rapid urbanization in Metro Manila. Ramil B. Tibayan, head of the Cultural Properties Conservation...
CITY OF ILAGAN, Isabela – A total of 7,000 families affected by flash floods in San Manuel and in Aurora in this province, received food packs and cash assistance, according to the Department of Social Welfare Development (DSWD). Photo from DSWD The DSWD-Region 2 provided immediate assistance to...
More than 700 residents from Mandaue City were evacuated due to flooding caused by heavy rains that lashed Cebu province on Saturday afternoon, August 13. Some 152 individuals evacuate to Umapad Elementary School in Barangay Umapad, Mandaue City, Cebu due to flooding on August 13, 2022. (Photo by...
EMERGENCY responders help evacuate residents of Barangay Umapad, Mandaue City after the area was flooded Thursday night, August 4. (Photo from Bantay Mandaue) CEBU CITY – Several areas in Metro Cebu were flooded following a heavy downpour that lasted for hours Thursday night, August 4. The...
JACKSON, United States -- Rescuers in Kentucky are taking the search effort door-to-door in worsening weather conditions as they brace for a long and grueling effort to locate victims of flooding that devastated the state's east, the governor said Sunday. Aerial view of homes submerged under flood...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has extended cash assistance amounting to P6,168,299.35 to victims of the recent flash flood in Ifugao Province. Family food packs are unloaded at a warehouse of the Department of Social Welfare and Development-Cordillera to be distributed to...
Rizal 4th District Rep. Fidel Nograles introduced a bill to Congress to establish the Sierra Madre Development Authority (SMDA) that would protect and conserve the 500-kilometer-long mountain range that protects Luzon from typhoons. (Forest Foundation Philippines / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The...
GUWAHATI, India -- At least 26 more people have died in monsoon flooding and lightning strikes in India, as millions remained marooned in the country and neighbouring Bangladesh, authorities said Monday. A woman holds her child as they evacuate their house submerged in a flooded area following...
SYLHET, Bangladesh -- Monsoon storms in Bangladesh and India have killed at least 41 people and unleashed devastating floods that left millions of others stranded, officials said Saturday. People prepare to get of a boat after being evacuated from a flooded area following heavy monsoon rainfalls on...
