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Civil Defense: Early evacuation key in fewer ‘Uwan’ deaths

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) on Tuesday attributed the lower number of casualties from Super Typhoon Uwan to the large-scale preemptive evacuation carried...

LGUs now empowered to order preemptive evacuations

Local government Units (LGUs) are now authorized by law to conduct preemptive evacuations and other disaster risk-reduction initiatives in the event of forecasted calamities. Camarines...

Typhoon Bualoi batters Vietnam coast, killing 11

HANOI – Typhoon Bualoi ripped roofs from buildings and uprooted electrical poles along Vietnam’s coast, killing at least 11 people, local and national officials...

Vietnam to evacuate 250,000 from coast

HANOI – Vietnam plans to evacuate more than 250,000 residents from coastal areas on Sunday ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Bualoi, which is...

120k families move out of harm’s way amid ‘Opong’—Civil Defense

A total of 120,888 families—or nearly 433,000 individuals—were preemptively evacuated to reduce the risk of casualties amid the impact of Severe Tropical Storm “Opong,"...

Bicol provinces suspend classes, prepare for ‘Opong’

Provincial leaders in the Bicol region have released advisories, including the suspension of classes, as part of precautionary measures ahead of the expected impact...

Schools shut, flights canceled as Typhoon Ragasa nears HK

HONG KONG—Hong Kong shut schools and canceled flights on Tuesday as Super Typhoon Ragasa was set to slam into the financial center with a...

28k families displaced by stormsMirasol, Nando — NDRRMC

A TOTAL of 28,014 families have been affected by the southwest monsoon (habagat) intensified by tropical cyclones Mirasol and Nando, the National Disaster Risk...

5,000 families evacuated before ‘Nando’ made landfall

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) on Monday said that 5,000 families, or some 14,000 individuals, were preemptively evacuated from four regions in Luzon...

Red Cross warns vs. evacuation of Gaza as Israel tightens siege

PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES – The Red Cross warned during the weekend that any Israeli attempt to evacuate Gaza City would put residents at risk, as...

Hanoi evacuates tens of thousands ahead of Kajiki

VINH, Vietnam – Vietnam evacuated tens of thousands of residents from coastal areas on Monday ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Kajiki, which is...

Families forever scarred 4 years after air crash

KABUL, Afghanistan – The day after the Taliban stormed into the Afghan capital in August 2021, Afghans desperate to evacuate clung to the fuselage...

US contributes P13.8-m aid for flood evacuees

The United States government has allocated an additional P13.8-million to assist over 3,000 families, or around 15,800 individuals staying in evacuation centers in Rizal,...

‘Never seen before’ rains lash Japan

TOKYO – Record rainfall hit parts of southern Japan on Friday, as authorities urged residents to evacuate and warned of possible landslides. The deluge follows...
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