The Rains that Just Started Falling on Australia’s Fires Are a ‘Double-Edged Sword’
Credit to Author: Tim Marcin| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 17:24:46 +0000
The storms create new dangers, like the risk of flash flooding and landslides.
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2,939 villages in Luzon, Visayas prone to landslides, warns NDRRMC
Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2019 02:37:24 +0000
A total of 2,939 villages in Luzon and Visayas are highly susceptible to landslide as severe tropical storm Ursula entered the country, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) warned on Tuesday. “The public is advised to monitor the weather disturbance for possible flooding and rain-induced landslides in identified affected areas,” NDRRMC Executive […]
Read more1 dead from landslide in Cagayan village
Credit to Author: THE MANILA TIMES| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2019 04:41:30 +0000
ONE person died from a landslide in Cagayan province caused by heavy rains brought by severe tropical storm “Quiel” (international name: Nakri), according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). In its situational report, the NDRRMC said the lone fatality was from Barangay (village) Magdalena of Claveria, Cagayan. The victim’s identity has […]
Read moreMyanmar troops help flood rescue after landslide kills 48
Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2019 06:04:03 +0000
MAWLAMYINE, Myanmar — Myanmar troops deployed to flood-hit parts of the country on Sunday to help with relief efforts after the death toll from a deadly landslide jumped to 48. Every year, monsoon rains hammer Myanmar and other countries across Southeast Asia, submerging homes, displacing thousands and triggering landslides. But the disaster Friday in southeastern […]
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Read moreChina landslide death toll rises to 29 with 22 still missing
Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2019 02:39:02 +0000
The death toll in a landslide which buried a village in southwest China rose to 29, according to state media, with 22 still missing days after the disaster struck.
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Read moreLandslide keeps trash stuck in 15 towns
Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2019 08:20:22 +0000
NORZAGARAY, Bulacan – A landslide has prevented 15 Bulacan towns and cities from delivering their trash to a private landfill for the last two weeks, leaving communities neck deep in uncollected waste.
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Read more5 dead, dozens missing in Uganda landslides – Red Cross
Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2019 12:43:19 +0000
Five people have died and dozens are missing after heavy rains triggered a series of landslides in eastern Uganda’s mountainous Bududa district.
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Read moreLeave landslide-prone villages, Aetas told
Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 23 May 2019 21:00:23 +0000
Some 260 Aeta families have been advised to permanently move out of harm’s way as the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) tagged their villages
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Read moreDeath toll from Indonesia floods, mudslides rises to 89
Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 06:18:15 +0000
JAYAPURA, Indonesia – The death toll from flash floods and mudslides triggered by torrential downpours in eastern Indonesia has risen to 89, with dozens of others missing.
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Read more6 miners dead, 1 missing in Agusan Norte landslide
Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 11:10:46 +0000
Six miners were confirmed dead while one remained missing from a landslide in Agusan del Norte, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) said on Thursday. Erma Suyo,…READ
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