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by Sébastien RICCI Agence France Presse WUHAN, China (AFP) — Hundreds of Americans and Japanese escaped the quarantined Chinese city at the center of a viral epidemic aboard charter flights on Wednesday, as the death toll soared to 132 and confirmed infections neared 6,000. The scale of the deepening crisis was emphasized with the new infection number on the Chinese mainland exceeding that of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak in 2002-03. SARS, […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippines will not evacuate Filipinos from Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus, pending China’s decision on the matter, Senator Bong Go has said. According to Go, “hinihintay ng (Department of Foreign Affairs) officials ano ang magiging desisyon ng China dahil sila ang ‘di pumayag na sunduin ang 30-50 Filipinos [roon] na gusto na umuwi.” Go clarified that he wanted the Filipinos to come home because “kawawa [rin] sila dun parang naka-lockdown […]
(Eagle News)–Vice President Leni Robredo is scheduled to visit on Tuesday residents of Santa Teresita, Batangas who were affected by Taal volcano’s activity. An advisory said Robredo was scheduled to attend a briefing at Bulwagan Makulot at the San Fernando Air Base, Lipa, Batangas at 1 p.m. At 2:45 p.m., she would go to Santa Teresita, Batangas. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said an alert level 4 remains hoisted over Taal volcano, which […]
(Eagle News)-President Rodrigo Duterte has tasked the Armed Forces of the Philippines to evacuate Filipinos in Iran and Iraq should hostilities break out amid rising tensions with the United States. This is according to the Department of National Defense itself, which issued a statement after President Duterte summoned high-ranking military and intelligence officials to determine the course of action, if needed, following the killing of top Iran military official Qassam Soleimani reportedly by the US […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — The Australian military has begun the seaborne evacuation of hundreds of people trapped in a fire-ringed southeastern town, as the country braced for more catastrophic conditions. A navy landing craft from the HMAS Choules docked in the town of Mallacoota, where residents trapped on the foreshore since New Year’s Eve clambered aboard with family, pets and a few belongings. Military aircraft have also been working with emergency crews to drop relief […]
by Mikhail FLORES Agence France Presse Tens of thousands of people were sheltering in evacuation centers as powerful Typhoon Kammuri barreled towards the Philippines, threatening plans for the Southeast Asian Games events near the capital Manila. Kammuri is expected to make landfall late Monday or early Tuesday in the nation’s east with intense rains and potent wind gusts of up to 185 kilometres (115 miles) per hour, forecasters said. The storm is on track […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japanese authorities on Wednesday issued a rare evacuation order for 240,000 people in the country’s southwest over flood and landslide fears, as officials confirmed a man was killed in heavy rains. The evacuation orders came after the Japan Meteorological Agency issued its highest-level alert for several parts of the northern Kyushu region. The alert is issued “if there is a significant likelihood of catastrophes” and is activated once a disaster […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine Embassy has begun evacuating Filipinos from Tripoli, Libya following the continued fighting there. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the first batch consisting of seven Filipinos– three hospital workers and four students– were evacuated by the Philippine embassy this morning to Tunisia. From there they would be repatriated to the Philippines. The DFA said it shouldered the cost of the trip of the four Islamic School students in Tripoli while the Overseas […]
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AFP) — New Zealand police investigating Friday’s mosque massacre in Christchurch have evacuated residents living near a property in the city of Dunedin that they believe is linked to the attacks, officials said. Police said the property, located some 350 kilometres (220 miles) from Christchurch, was “of interest” in relation to the mosque attacks which left 49 dead. “Evacuations of properties in the immediate area have taken place as a precaution,” […]
(Eagle News) — The local government of Itogon, Benguet has implement forced evacuation of its residents near the site of a landslide that killed more than 50 people due to Typhoon Ompong, as another typhoon entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). Even though typhoon Paeng has no direct effect yet in any part of the country, Itogon mayor Victorio Palangdan enforced evacuation of residents near the landslide sites to make sure there will be […]
MYRTLE BEACH, United States (AFP)- With Hurricane Florence downgraded on Thursday from a Category Four to a Category Two storm, and then once again, around fifty people left the evacuation shelter in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. That was a bad idea, said Avair Vereen, a local nurse who had sought safety in the shelter with her seven children. “They say if you stay (home), it’s at your own risk,” she said, noting that emergency services […]
(Eagle News) — Naging alerto sa paglikas ang mga residente ng Barangay Bagong Silangan, Quezon City matapos na tumaas at lumubog ang kani-kanilang mga bahay sa baha dahil pa rin sa magdamagang pag ulan. Aabot sa mahigit dalawang daang pamilya ang lumikas mula sa mga lugar sa nasabing barangay. Kaagad na nag-anunsyo ang Barangay sa mga residente kaya marami sa mga ito ay boluntaryo namang lumikas. Kaagad namang pinamahagian ng relief goods ang mga residente […]
