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Indonesia’s capital on the brink of sinking

Time is running out for Jakarta.  One of the fastest-sinking cities on earth, environmental experts warn that one-third of it could be submerged by 2050...

Modular tents

The city government of Marikina purchased some 500 modular tents for use at evacuation centers during disaster and emergencies. In Barangay Malanday, Marikina City,...

Cleanup drive

MMDA personnel led by its chairman Danilo Lim inspect the cleanup drive on Monday at the Estero de Magdalena in Tondo in Manila where...

5 practical tips to drive cough away

For many of us, the rainy season offers relief from the long spell of oppressive heat and humidity we’ve just endured in the past...

Climate change victims

The fingerprints of climate change are all over the globe. In Houston, Texas—the United States of America’s fourth largest city—Hurricane Harvey dumped rains that...

Houston floods to test Trump

WASHINGTON"•The floodwaters deluging Houston"•America’s fourth largest city and a major global oil hub"•also present Donald Trump with a significant long-term test of his presidential...

Houston floods spark chaos

HOUSTON"•Massive flooding unleashed by deadly monster storm Harvey left Houston"•the fourth-largest city in the United States"•increasingly isolated Sunday as its airports and highways shut...

Sierra Leone appeals for aid

FREETOWN"•Sierra Leone’s president issued a desperate appeal for help a day after flooding ravaged the country’s capital, killing more than 300 people and leaving...

Discretion

These days, you can’t make a mistake too big or behave too wildly. The Internet will make sure you are put in your place....

Monsoon kills 100; India aids Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka—India joined Sri Lanka’s relief operation Saturday as 230,000 people were driven from their homes after an intense monsoon deluge killed at...

Managing Metro Manila

How do you solve the interconnected problems of a sprawling metropolis? Monstrous traffic gridlock, pollution, overpopulation, flooding and a runaway crime rate are only some...

Seven dead, 19 missing in Haiti storms

Seven people have died and 19 fishermen are reported lost at sea after two days of heavy rain lashed Haiti, the interior ministry said...

Davao Oriental opens waterways clearing work

A community-based waterway clearing operation was launched in the Municipality of Boston in Davao Oriental to prevent and reduce flooding of low-lying areas. The project...

Anti-flood body pushed

Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol has urged all local chief executives along the Davao-Agusan River watershed to revive the Davao-Agusan River Basin Development Council and...
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