Flash floods in Saudi kill 13—civil defense
Thirteen people have died and four more are missing in Saudi Arabia after downpours caused flash floods in several areas of the desert kingdom, the civil defense authorities said on Wednesday.
Thirteen people have died and four more are missing in Saudi Arabia after downpours caused flash floods in several areas of the desert kingdom, the civil defense authorities said on Wednesday.
COMPOSTELA VALLEY—Villagers in Maco town on Monday protested the continued operation of a big mining company in this gold-rich municipality, accusing the mining firm of exacerbating the effects of last year’s typhoon to their community. The protesters, who held a picket outside the firm’s gates in Masara village, also demanded “reparation payment” from the [...]
The Navotas City government has recently inaugurated three new pumping stations to help alleviate the city’s flood problem.
Thousands of people on Australia’s east coast were cut off by floodwaters on Sunday, with the heavy rain claiming two lives as extreme thunderstorms damaged homes and brought down trees in Sydney.
The state weather bureau on Friday warned of possible flooding in Metro Manila and nearby provinces in Central Luzon as heavy rains continued.
Classes were suspended in several areas in Metro Manila due to inclement weather, respective local officials and schools announced.
Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim has suspended classes in public schools on all levels in Manila.
Two people died while about 120,000 have been affected by Tropical Depression “Crising” which continues to move west northwest closer to Southern Palawan Thursday.
The province of Aklan has been placed under a state of calamity due to flooding brought by typhoon “Quinta.”
The death toll from tropical depression Quinta (international name Wukong) has increased to 11 as of Friday morning while two were missing, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said.
Capt. Francisco Cadenas, a pilot of 35 years, and Christopher Cruz, a geodetic engineer, made a historic flight to the Pampanga River basin on a Cessna 206 from the Clark International Airport on Nov. 22.
As part of its risk reduction program, the provincial government has decided to permanently relocate 3,000 families living along the banks of Angat River and who suffer from seasonal floods.
A 72-member humanitarian relief mission from Bicol led by Albay by Governor Joey Salceda and other disaster mitigation veterans of the province is to leave Saturday for Campostela Valley and Davao Oriental to assist in the relief and rehabilitation operations in those two disaster-stricken provinces.
