Pope Francis is calling for public and church institutions in his native Argentina to step up assistance to the tens of thousands of people left homeless by torrential rains that have killed at least 52 people.
The death toll from massive flooding in Argentina has risen to 56, prompting the government to declare three days of national mourning and drawing a message of concern from Pope Francis.
The wild weather has once again exposed Metro Manila’s vulnerability to floods despite government stepped up efforts to fight the deluge.
Declogging operations continued Monday in a village in Quezon City that was hit by flashflood following the sudden heavy downpour in Metro Manila Sunday night, the Office of Civil Defense-National Capital Region said.
Tropical Depression “Crising” scraped Mindanao’s bottom as it headed toward southern Palawan Tuesday, but nonstop heavy rains since the day before caused rivers to swell and submerge many communities.
Even before Tropical Depression ‘‘Crising’’ could make landfall, hundreds of families all over Mindanao had already been displaced by flashfloods brought by non-stop heavy rain since Monday.
Nineteen areas were put under Signal No. 1 as tropical depression “Crising” moved closer to the southern tip of Davao del Sur Tuesday morning, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said.
Angry typhoon-affected residents protested at the regional office of the Department of Social Welfare and Development here on Tuesday to call for the ouster of Social Welfare Secretary Corazon Soliman for the “corruption and inept implementation” of relief and rehabilitation operations in areas devastated by typhoon Pablo (international code name Bopha).
Nearly 10,000 people have been affected by floods brought by heavy rains in Zamboanga del Norte, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said Friday.
Continued heavy rains early Wednesday flooded Ozamiz City, prompting the local government to suspend classes.
Sustained rains beginning early morning Wednesday caused floods in Ozamiz City, prompting the local government to suspend classes.
Australia ramped up its military response to deadly floodwaters rising in the country’s sodden northeast Tuesday which have killed four people and displaced or isolated tens of thousands.
Deadly floodwaters were sweeping down Australia’s east coast Tuesday, with Queensland’s state capital Brisbane bracing for its river to peak as other towns waited anxiously as waters rose.
