Philippines – Floods in Mindanao Leave 7 Dead, 100,000 Displaced
As northern areas of the Philippines suffered the onslaught of tropical cyclone Linfa (Egay), southern parts of the country have seen days of heavy rain and floods that have left…
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Asian Countries Urged to Team Up on Storm Science
Regional cooperation could protect against floods and landslides. Climate models could be developed to predict the risk of river floods. Joint monitoring should focus more on slow-onset disasters. By Mike…
UN Report: 2014 Asia and Pacific Region Floods Cost US$16 Billion
A recent report by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) says that river-basin floods in the region during 2014 incurred economic losses of…
2 Killed in Cotabato Flash Floods, Philippines
Flash floods struck in several towns and villages in Cotabato province in the Philippines, on 22 January 2015, leaving 2 people dead and displacing over 12,000. According to officials at…
Philippines Floods – Over 25,000 Evacuated in Caraga
Following in the wake of Tropical Storm Jangmi (known in the Philippines as Seniang), which killed over 60 people, an area of low pressure (LPA) over Mindanao and Visayas in…
World Disasters Report – Most Deaths Caused by Floods
According to this year’s World Disasters Report, in 2013, floods accounted for 44 per cent of deaths caused by natural hazards – more than any other natural hazard, including storms,…
1 Killed, 4,000 Evacuated After Floods in Southern Philippines
Over 6,000 families have been affected an 1 person killed in recent flooding in Cotabato and Maguindanao provinces in the Philippines. The worst of the flooding occurred between 29 and…
Typhoon Rammasun and Monsoon Rain in Philippines (Updated)
Update 19 July 2014 – More information has since been released about the flooding that struck parts of Mindanao and Western Visayas on 16 July 2014. Two hours of torrential…
“No-Build Zones” Confusion in Philippines
MANILA, 18 July 2014 (IRIN) – Mixed messages related to “No-Build Zones” in coastal areas of the Philippines, including those devastated by Typhoon Haiyan in November 2013 can create a…
Red Cross Issues Six-Month Report on Typhoon Haiyan
Six months after Typhoon Haiyan slammed into the Philippines, the American Red Cross continues to deliver the right help at the right time. In its six-month report, the American Red…
Philippines – 1,302 Families Evacuated After Flash Floods in Davao del Norte
The Philippines National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) confirmed in a statement yesterday that 1,302 families had to be evacuated from their homes after flash floods struck in…
3 Missing After Floods in Eastern Visayas, Philippines
A Low Pressure Area (LPA) that was formerly Tropical Depression “Domeng” brought severe weather, including around 115mm of rain, to parts of the Eastern Visayas region (Region VIII) of the…
Third Tropical Depression of 2014 approaches Philippines
A low pressure area over the western Pacific Ocean east of Mindanoa, Philippines, has developed into a Tropical Depression and has been designated the name “Caloy”, the third tropical depression…
Second Tropical Storm of 2014 Hits Philippines, 7 Dead
Tropical Storm Kajiki, named “Basyang” by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services (PAGAS), which struck the Philippines on Friday 31 January, was the second tropical storm to hit the…
Philippines – Agaton Floods Update
The Philippines National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) today updated the figures on the recent flood disaster that struck the southern Philippines earlier this month. The disaster initially…
Philippines: Agaton downgraded to LPA, but still a threat
Tropical Depression Agaton, known elsewhere as Ling-ling, was downgraded on Monday to a Low Pressure Area (LPA) as it weakened, but the Philipppine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)…
