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Texas flood toll passes 100 as more bodies recovered

Hunt, United States—The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas rose to more than 100 on Monday, as rescuers continued their grim search for people...

Multiple Eruptions

The 1,584-meter-high Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupts multiple times, as seen from Nangahale village in Sikka, East Nusa Tenggara on Monday, spewing a colossal ash...

Dozens leave after nearly 1,600 quakes

TOKYO – Dozens of residents have evacuated remote islands in southern Japan that have been shaken by nearly 1,600 quakes in recent weeks, the...

Rescuers search for missing girls as Texas flood death toll hits 50

Hunt, United States—Rescuers searched Saturday for 27 girls missing from a riverside summer camp in Texas, after torrential rains caused devastating floods that killed 50...

OCD urges shift from awareness to action for disaster resilience

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) on Tuesday called on the public to move beyond passive awareness of disaster risks and take active steps toward...

LPA’s trough brings heavy rains to Bicol, Aurora, Quezon

The trough of a low pressure area (LPA) inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) could cause flash floods or landslides due to moderate to...

6.1 magnitude quake hits off Davao Occ.

A magnitude-6.1 earthquake struck deep off the coast of Davao Occidental on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of...

Earthquake task force convenes to boost disaster preparedness

The National Task Force (NTF) for Earthquake Resiliency, headed by the Environment and Natural Resources Secretary, convened on May 15 to beef up the...

Flood-stricken residents in Maguindanao del Sur reach over 200K

Intense floods caused by the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) weather system already affected more than 200,000 residents in Maguindanao del Sur, the National Disaster...

Floods displace over 30K residents in Maguindanao del Sur

Torrential rains brought by the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) triggered widespread flooding in three towns of Maguindanao del Sur over the weekend, forcing more...

Myanmar quake victims’ ashes to arrive in Negros Oriental next week

The cremated remains of four overseas Filipino workers (OFWs)—including two from Negros Oriental province—who tragically perished in the Myanmar earthquake last March, are set...

Phivolcs raises alert as Bulusan erupts, road clearing underway

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) raised Alert Level 1, indicating low-level unrest, at Mount Bulusan in Sorsogon after its phreatic eruption...

Fire rages after major blast at Iran port kills 8, injures hundreds

Tehran, Iran—An explosion of unknown origin tore through Iran's most advanced container port on Saturday, triggering a major fire, killing eight people and injuring hundreds,...

Dozens of buildings destroyed, 20 injured in Ecuador quake

Ecuador—A shallow 6.3-magnitude earthquake left at least 20 people injured, dozens of buildings damaged and knocked out power in the Ecuadoran port city of...
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