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Storm, with int’l name Ma-on, makes landfall in Guangdong, China after hitting Hong Kong (Eagle News) – Storm “Florita” (international name Ma-on) left at least three people dead and four more injured, the country’s disaster agency said. The storm, which left the Philippines on Wednesday, August 24, has already made landfall in southern China’s Guangdong province. Storm Ma-on has a wind speed of 100 kilometers per hour. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction […]
(Eagle News) – An initial P3 billion in calamity loan funds have been allocated by Pag-IBIG Fund for members in calamity-stricken areas, including those affected by the strong earthquake that hit North Luzon on July 27. Officials of the Pag-IBIG Fund announced on Monday, August 1, as part of its efforts to help the victims of the magnitude 7 quake that hit the region, devastating many areas in northern Luzon. “Pag-IBIG Fund has allocated […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law that allows him to set a different date for the start of the school year in the country in the event of a declaration of a state of emergency or calamity. Republic Act No. 11480 signed by the President on July 17 amends Section 3 of Republic Act No. 7797 that says the school year shall start on the first Monday of June but not […]
(Eagle News) — Amnesty International described on Monday, July 23, President Rodrigo Duterte’s two years “in power” as a “human rights calamity.” “President Duterte has presided over a disturbing regression on human rights that has left the Philippines a more perilous place than when he came to power,” the group said in a statement released ahead of Duterte’s third State of the Nation Address. Rachel Chhoa Howard, Amnesty International’s Philippines researcher, noted that Duterte’s “disastrous […]
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) – Two people were killed in northern Germany Thursday as fierce winds toppled trees onto cars, while the intense storm also forced the cancellation of many train services. Police in Hamburg said a woman was killed when a tree fell on her car, while first responders brought another woman to the hospital with serious injuries. A truck driver was killed by a falling tree on the main road in northeastern state Mecklenburg-Western […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – Hurricane Jose strengthened to a Category Three storm Thursday, as it followed the path of monster Hurricane Irma, US weather forecasters said. The National Hurricane Center said the storm, located east of the Lesser Antilles, was packing winds of 120 miles per hour (195 kilometers per hour), as it moved northwest at nearly 18 miles per hour (30 kilometers per hour). “Some additional strengthening is possible during the next 24 […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senator Grace Poe has proposed the creation of a permanent disaster mitigation agency in the face of successive earthquakes that struck the country, the latest of which is the magnitude-6.5 earthquake that hit Leyte. “Climate change is a reality and is upon us,” she said in a statement. She said the agency could replace the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, which she said could be considered an […]
CHINA (Reuters) – A vehement rainstorm collapsed 367 houses, leaving 90, 000 people homeless in central China’s Hunan Province. Started early on Thursday morning (June 22), the torrential rain was the most violent one that has ever hit the province this year. By the end of Sunday (June 25), it battered 50 cities, counties and regions, left more than 1.62 people in predicament and causing a direct economic loss estimated at 1.99 billion yuan. The […]
CHINA (Reuters) – Typhoon Merbok, the second typhoon of the year, made landfall on the coast of Shenzhen City in south China’s Guangdong Province on Monday night, moving northward at a speed of 20 kilometers per hour. The typhoon brought strong gales to the Dapeng Peninsula where it made landfall at around 23:00 on Monday, with waves of up to five meters high seen belting a pier. Local maritime authorities had earlier banned all ships […]
CHINA (Reuters) – Downpours swept across much of central and east China on Monday causing flash floods and leading to subsequent disasters such as landslides across many parts. The rain-triggered floods on Monday washed away the road base and caused a collapse of several sections of a local main road in the county of Yongjia of east China’s Zhejiang Province. A bridge section was closed to motorists after its piers were severely damaged in the […]
HONG KONG, China (Reuters) – Rainstorm lashed Hong Kong for hours and caused flash flooding and slowed down traffic on Wednesday (May 24). The Hong Kong Observatory had issued amber, red, and black warnings in succession since 6:40 a.m. (2240 GMT, May 23) Wednesday morning, before cancelling the warnings later in the afternoon. Videos and photos of streets being inundated and vehicles being submerged have been circulated online. Many areas in Hong Kong have received […]
