Gov’t ready for ‘Usman’ landfall — Lorenzana

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2018 06:45:02 +0000

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the government is ready to respond in cases of emergency as Tropical Depression “Usman” is set to make landfall in Eastern Samar on Friday evening.

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Palace calls for vigilance as ‘Usman’ nears landfall

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2018 04:42:20 +0000

Palace calls for vigilance as 'Usman' nears landfall

Malacañang called on the public to be vigilant and coordinate with their local disaster officials as “Usman” neared Eastern Visayas.

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Landslides block roads in Cordillera

Some roads in Cordillera provinces are unpassable because of landslides triggered by Typhoon Ompong, according to the Fifth Infantry Division. Capt. Jefferson Somera, spokesman of the Fifth Infantry Division based in Isabela Province, said seven landslide incidents were monitored in the main thoroughfares connecting provinces in the CAR. He said that almost all of these […]

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2 dead as strongest typhoon in 25 years batters Japan

2 dead as strongest typhoon in 25 years batters Japan

TOKYO – The strongest typhoon to hit Japan in quarter century made landfall Tuesday, killing two and injuring dozens, as it battered the west of the country with violent winds and heavy rainfall.

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Three people killed, six others injured as signboard falls in Shanghai shopping district

Three people killed, six others injured as signboard falls in Shanghai shopping district

Three people were killed and six others injured in Shanghai when a shop signboard toppled onto a crowded sidewalk in a popular shopping district amid heavy rain triggered by Typhoon Yagi.

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