Comparison: Japan and Philippines Evacuation Centers
Showing posts with label Flood. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Flood. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Thursday, August 9, 2012
49 dead, 2 million affected by habagat floods
MANILA - Forty-nine people have died and more than 2 million people in Metro Manila and several Luzon provinces have been affected by heavy rains caused by a storm-enhanced "habagat" or the southwest monsoon.
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Floods in PH man-made disaster, say experts
MANILA, Philippines - Deadly floods that have swamped nearly all of Metro Manila are less a natural disaster and more the result of poor planning, lax enforcement and political self-interest, experts say.
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Photos: Flooded street in N.Domingo,San Juan Metro Manila August 8, 2012.
Flooded around along street in N.Domingo, San Juan Metro Manila August 8, 2012.
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
List of flooded roads as of Thursday afternoon
MANILA, Philippines – The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has provided its latest list of flooded areas and roads in Metro Manila as of Thursday morning.
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THOUSANDS DISPLACED; DEATH TOLL RISES TO 19
MANILA, Philippines - The death toll from torrential monsoon rains rose to 19 yesterday, with over 700,000 residents evacuated from flooded areas in Metro Manila and nearby provinces, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported.
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Tuesday, August 7, 2012
16 dead in Metro Manila floods
MANILA - Torrential monsoon rains flooded half of the Philippine capital on Tuesday, killing at least 16 people as rampaging waters swept away homes, destroyed bridges and triggered a landslide in a shanty town.
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PHOTOS: ABS-CBN rescue team evacuates residents
Residents of Tumana in Marikina seek higher grounds as floodwaters from Marikina River flood their village on Tuesday. Water levels in Marikina continue to rise as heavy monsoon rains continue to pour since Monday evening.
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Flooding brings chaos to Philippine capital
Monday, August 6, 2012
Marikina River tops 19 meters, forced evacuation now in force (VIDEO)
Marikina local authorities started the forced evacuation for their residents as of 6:40 a.m., specially to those living in critical areas. As the Marikina river already beyond the critical level of 18 meters.
MMDA said, "the river's level has reached 19.1 meters above sea level"
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MMDA said, "the river's level has reached 19.1 meters above sea level"
Sunday, October 9, 2011
YUMUL ON FLOOD SUIT: 'BLAME RAIN, NOT US'
“Blame it on the rain, not us.” This was the terse reply of Department of Science and Technology (DoST) Undersecretary Graciano Yumul when asked yesterday to react on the class suit reportedly being prepared by officials of flood-tormented Bulacan against agencies deemed responsible for releasing water from dams during recent typhoons.
Saturday, October 8, 2011
BAHA ALERT ULIT SA LUZON, MM
Nagbanta ang Philippine Athmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) sa mga residente ng Northern at Central Luzon, gayundin sa CAMANAVA (Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela) areas sa posibleng pagbaha bunsod ng pag-ulang dala ng isang low pressure area at inter-tropical convergence zone (ICTZ).
FLOODS IN CENTRAL LUZON COULD LAST A MONTH
Massive flooding in Central Luzon brought about by back-to-back typhoons could last for a month even as the storms’ death toll reached 95, the civil defense chief said on Saturday.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
PALACE DENIES CANCELING FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS
Malacañang yesterday denied allegations the Aquino administration canceled 19 projects meant to mitigate flooding and which Quezon Rep. Danilo Suarez wanted the House of Representatives to investigate.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Palace mulls forced evacuation of typhoon victims
MANILA, Philippines - Malacanang has asked the Department of Justice if a forced evacuation of residents in typhoon-wrought areas in the country is possible.
Flood damage, casualties pile up; new storm brewing
MANILA, Philippines -- Four dams in Luzon nearing their spillover levels were forced to release water Sunday, spawning fears among residents of low-lying towns in Northern and Central Luzon of worse flooding.
Roof Deep Floods Trap Hundreds in Bulacan
MANILA, Philippines - Rescue teams from various groups trooped to Bulacan province to rescue hundreds of residents, who were forced to stay on their houses' roofs, due to massive flooding since last night.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
ALBAY GOV BLASTS PAGASA FOR 'WRONG' FORECASTS
by Jojo Malig, abs-cbnNEWS.com - MANILA, Philippines - Albay Governor Joey Salceda on Tuesday lashed out at state weather bureau PAGASA for alleged wrong weather forecasts that led to the death of 10 people in the Bicol region.
In an interview with "S.R.O. sa DZMM," Salceda said PAGASA failed to issue the correct weather bulletins even while tropical storm Juaning was dumping rain and toppling trees in his province.
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