QUEZON -- Seven people on board a van were rescued by Infanta Quick Emergency Response Team (Infanta QRT Team) when they were trapped by two landslides in Infanta-Marikina highway in Barangay Magsaysay, Infanta on Thursday, Jan. 5. The rescue operation was conducted at the boundary in Km 5 of the...
TACLOBAN CITY -- At least 36 families were affected by a landslide due to days of torrential rain in Salcedo Ville, Barangay Tagbacan, Salcedo, Eastern Samar, before dawn on Wednesday, Jan. 4. It affected Blocks 9, 3, 2, and 1 of the housing project. No casualties were reported in the landslide...
More than 5,000 individuals were affected after heavy rainfall and thunderstorms caused by the trough of a low pressure area (LPA) brought flooding and landslides over portions of Lanao del Norte, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reported Tuesday, Jan. 3. Photo: Provincial Government of Lanao del...
DAVAO CITY – Three persons were reported missing in a landslide in Barangay Don Salvador Lopez in Mati City, Davao Oriental on Wednesday, Dec. 28. Authorities identified the missing as Jethro Paglanson Quilat, 14-years-old; Roberto Pelaez Ampo, 52-years-old; and John Gel Paglanson Casaligan,...
Four people were buried in a landslide while fishing in a river in Mati City in Davao Oriental, police said on Thursday, Dec. 29. Police Lt. Col. Ernesto Gregore, chief of police of Mati City, said the four victims, including two teenagers, went down to the river in Barangay Don Salvador to go on...
BATANG KALI, Malaysia -- Rescue workers scoured muddy terrain for survivors and bodies on Saturday as the death toll from a landslide at a Malaysian campsite rose to 23, including six children, authorities said. Ten people were still missing after a predawn landslide hit the site located at an...
CASAMICCIOLA TERME, Italy -- One woman died and around a dozen other people were still missing Saturday after heavy rains caused a landslide on the Italian island of Ischia, officials and emergency services said. A photograph shows a muddy street following heavy rains that caused a landslide in...
President Marcos said Thursday night that concerned agencies are now in charge of those affected by flash floods and landslides in Davao Del Sur and Davao Occidental. Marcos, in a series of Twitter posts, said necessary actions were already taken to secure individuals affected by heavy rains...
Senator Robin Padilla formally asked a Senate probe into the deaths of at least 24 members of the Teduray tribe in Maguindanao del Norte following landslides brought about by severe storm ‘’Paeng.’’ He said reports indicated that the Teduray tribe was forcibly relocated from Datu Odin...
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...
KARBALA, Iraq – The body of an eighth pilgrim was pulled from an Iraqi shrine on Monday, two days after its partial collapse in a landslide, with rescuers announcing an end to the search for more victims. Iraqi rescue workers search for survivors trapped under the rubble of the Qattarat...
BACOLOD CITY -- At least 17 families were evacuated at Sitio Lower Manaol, Barangay Quintin Remo, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, Aug. 17, following the occurence of a series of fissures, landslide, and liquefaction activities in the area recently. A fissure was seen at Sitio Lower...
