7 dead, 9 missing in Albay town due to landslide, flood

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2018 06:06:54 +0000

7 dead, 9 missing in Albay town due to landslide, flood

LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines — At least seven bodies were retrieved Sunday in Tiwi town in Albay province after Tropical Depression “Usman” caused landslides and flooding in at least four villages. Manuel Damo, chief of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, said some of the landslide victims were minors and that retrieval operations were […]

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Heavy rains flood parts of Mimaropa, thousands forced to evacuate

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2018 05:54:44 +0000

SAN PEDRO CITY, Philippines — Flooding caused by heavy rain forced thousands of residents in several areas in the Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan (Mimaropa) region to evacuate to higher ground.

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Heavy rains flood parts of Mimaropa, thousands forced to evacuate

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2018 05:54:44 +0000

SAN PEDRO CITY, Philippines — Flooding caused by heavy rain forced thousands of residents in several areas in the Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan (Mimaropa) region to evacuate to higher ground.

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Cam. Sur landslide kills 1-year-old boy, 4 others

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2018 05:21:55 +0000

CAMARINES SUR, Philippines — Five persons, including a 1-year-old boy, died after being buried by a landslide in Baao town, Camarines Sur Sunday morning, police said.

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Cam. Sur landslide kills 1-year-old boy, 4 others

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2018 05:21:55 +0000

CAMARINES SUR, Philippines — Five persons, including a 1-year-old boy, died after being buried by a landslide in Baao town, Camarines Sur Sunday morning, police said.

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‘Usman’ landslides leave 9 dead; more than 50K flee floods in Bicol, Eastern Visayas

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2018 21:30:08 +0000

YEAR-END STORM Tropical Depression “Usman” dumped heavy rain on Eastern Visayas and Bicol provinces on Friday and Saturday, triggering floods and landslides that killed at least nine people, including four children, and displaced thousands of families. —MICHAEL B. JAUCIAN

Heavy rains from Tropical Depression “Usman” triggered landslides that killed at least nine people and caused floods in many areas in the Bicol region and in Eastern Visayas where it made landfall on Saturday morning, officials said.

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Landslide kills father, son in Camarines Sur town

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2018 10:48:51 +0000

A father and his son died after being buried in a landslide triggered by heavy rains brought about by tropical depression “Usman” in Lagonoy town, Camarines Sur on Saturday.

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Number of stranded passengers dwindles as ‘Usman’ becomes LPA

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2018 10:27:42 +0000

Number of stranded passengers dwindles as 'Usman' becomes LPA

The number of stranded passengers due to the low pressure area (LPA) formerly known as Tropical Depression “Usman” dropped to 14,857,  the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported.

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