Floods displace 98,000 in Mindanao
At least 98,000 people have been displaced by floods in several Mindanao provinces, prompting one governor to push for dredging as a solution.
At least 98,000 people have been displaced by floods in several Mindanao provinces, prompting one governor to push for dredging as a solution.
At least 12 people have been killed in landslides triggered by three days of heavy monsoon rain in remote parts of Nepal, officials said Tuesday.
Many people went home late Monday night as rain continued to pelt several areas in Metro Manila, leaving major roads flooded and putting traffic to standstill for several hours.
Heavy rains lashed parts of north India Monday, resulting in the deaths of at least 26 people, as the annual monsoon covered the country nearly two weeks ahead of schedule, officials said.
Naval boats and helicopters scoured seas off Sri Lanka on Monday for dozens of missing fishermen, as the death toll from heavy monsoon rains and strong winds rose to 40, an official said.
Although the summer season draws near, the weakening northeast monsoon and easterlies will still bring brief rains in parts of the country, the state weather bureau said Wednesday.
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.
The northeast monsoon will continue to prevail over the eastern section of Luzon and Visayas with rain in several areas of the country, the state weather bureau said Friday.
The northeast monsoon will continue to prevail in Northern Luzon while the Bicol region and Eastern Visayas will have light to moderate rains due to the diffused tail-end of a cold front, the state weather bureau said Tuesday.
Temperature in Metro Manila hit its lowest of the year on Thursday, the state weather bureau said.
Even before they could fully recover, the typhoon-ravaged towns of Davao Oriental are again facing the challenges of nature.
Over 27,000 individuals were affected by floods dumped by heavy rains in Davao region the past few days due to a tail-end of a cold front.
Metro Manila’s temperature dropped to its coldest for the year at 18.8 degrees celsius at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport at 6 a.m., while 19.5 degrees Celsius was recorded also at 6 a.m. at the Science Garden in Quezon City, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said in its bulletin Friday.
