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Make DDR a priority

“We need it, like, yesterday.” The advent of killer tropical cyclones that came one after another,  “Kristine” being the latest one,  together with the many...

‘Kristine’ renders thousands homeless in Cagayan

Tuguegarao City, Cagayan—The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) reported Thursday that thousands of residents are currently seeking temporary shelter in evacuation...

Marcos confident of gov’t measures amid storm ‘Kristine’ 

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. assured the public that government agencies are prepared to respond to Tropical Storm Kristine, which has caused flooding in...

Climate proofing

A shelter (right) made with plastic drums and angular bars and designed to float during floods that occur often in the area, is seen...

Monsoon rains kill 126 in Nepal

KATHMANDU—Residents of Nepal’s flood-hit capital returned to their mud-caked homes on Sunday to survey the wreckage of devastating floods that have killed at least...

Six dead after floods in central Japan: local media

At least six people were killed after heavy rain triggered floods and landslides in a remote area of central Japan that was hit by...

Floods, landslides hit central Japan months after major quake

Anamizu, Japan—Heavy rain lashed central Japan on Sunday, with floods and landslides leaving one dead and at least six missing in an area already devastated...

Japan orders evacuations as heavy rains trigger floods in earthquake-hit region

Japanese authorities told tens of thousands of people to evacuate the quake-hit region of Ishikawa on Saturday as “unprecedented” rains triggered floods and landslides. A...

Storm, flooding death toll in Myanmar now 74

YANGON – The death toll in Myanmar in the wake of Typhoon Yagi has jumped to 74, state media reported on Sunday, a day...

Myanmar junta makes rare request for foreign aid to cope with floods

Myanmar’s junta chief made a rare request Saturday for foreign aid to cope with deadly floods that have displaced hundreds of thousands of people...

MMC flags leptospirosis incidence

Amid the ongoing wet season and the rains and street floods that accompany it, the Metro Manila Council and the Metro Manila Development Authority,...

SE Asia battles floods, mudslides, death toll 205

HANOI – Millions of people across Southeast Asia struggled Thursday with flooded homes, power cuts and wrecked infrastructure after Typhoon Yagi swept through the...

Floods, disasters are the results of a poorly planned urbanization

Most of the victims of flooding and landslides spawned by the tropical storm live in slum-like conditions. They are the most vulnerable to disasters...

MMDA: Several Metro Manila roads impassable due to floods

Numerous roads in Metro Manila are currently impassable due to flooding caused by continuous rains from Sunday night to Monday morning brought by the...
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