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KOCHI, India (AFP)–The death toll from major floods in India’s tourist hotspot Kerala has jumped to 164, state chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said Friday, issuing a fresh heavy rainfall warning for the battered region. Kerala’s government has described the crisis — one of the worst in decades — as “extremely grave” and rescue operations are underway to help thousands who remain trapped by floodwaters. “The chief minister has confirmed 164 deaths. Around 100 people died […]
KONCHI, India (AFP)–The official death toll from major floods in India’s tourist hotspot of Kerala hit 86 on Thursday with media reporting even higher numbers amid warnings of more torrential rainfall. With a major rescue operation launched to help thousands of people trapped by the floods, Kerala’s chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the state now faces an “extremely grave” crisis. Kerala, famed for its pristine palm-lined beaches and tea plantations, is battered by the monsoon […]
KOCHI, India (AFP) – Hundreds of troops led a desperate operation to rescue families trapped by mounting floods in India’s Kerala state Thursday as the death toll reached 106 with nearly 150,000 left homeless. Helicopters airlifted stranded victims from rooftops and dam gates were thrown open as incessant torrential rain brought fresh havoc to the southern state that is a major international tourist draw. Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the state now faces an […]
KOCHI, India (AFP) — Helicopters airlifted stranded families from rooftops and dam gates were thrown open as incessant torrential rain brought fresh havoc Thursday to the Indian state of Kerala where about 100 people are feared dead. Hundreds of extra troops were deployed in the southern state, a major tourist hotspot, as the government issued a “red alert” over the region’s worst floods in decades. State authorities said the confirmed death toll was 72 […]
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — Flash floods in Kerala have killed 37 people and displaced around 36,000, Indian officials said Saturday, after heavy monsoons led to landslides and overflowing reservoirs across the southern state. Kerala, famed for its pristine palm-lined beaches and tea plantations, is battered by the monsoon every year but the rains have been particularly severe this season. Those forced from their homes “have moved to 350 relief camps across the state”, […]
(Eagle News) – The Marikina City government has raised the third alarm for the Marikina river, as waters continued to rise and reached 19.4 meters as of 7:02 pm on Saturday, August 11 when torrential monsoon rains did not let up over Metro Manila and Rizal. The third alarm was first raised at 4:57 p.m. on Saturday, when the water level reached 18.1 meters. Waters quickly rose and was recorded at 18.9 meters as […]
(Eagle News) The Marikina government has issued a second alarm for the Marikina river, prompting nearby residents to evacuate, as the water level continued to rise because of continuous heavy monsoon rains. As of 4:07 pm, the water level in the Marikina river was at 17.1 meters prompting the local government to raise the second alarm. This means nearby residents already need to evacuate. The water level, however, continued to rise fast as the […]
BAGO, Myanmar (AFP) – Fears that embankments could burst under fresh rains mounted Wednesday in flooded southeastern Myanmar, where more than 130,000 people have been forced from their homes and a dozen people killed. A vast area of farmland across four provinces lies under muddy water with rescue teams trying to reach villages by boat to provide food to those who are unable or refuse to leave their homes. Above the town of Madauk in […]
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) — Nearly 120,000 people have been displaced after floods submerged a vast swathe of southeastern Myanmar, killing 11 people and sending panicked residents fleeing for dry ground with children perched on their shoulders and few belongings in tow. An official told AFP Tuesday over 118,000 people have taken refuge in 285 camps so far, as the toll climbed to 11 dead — including three solders — with more deaths feared. Swirling, muddy […]
(Eagle News) — Lubog sa tubig baha ang ilang kalsada sa Iba, Zambales dulot ng walang tigil na pag-ulan. Isa na dito ay ang Barangay Dirita, Iba, Zambales kung saan halos hanggang tuhod na ang tubig-baha. Hirap ding makadaan ang mga sasakyan dahil sa baha. Ang nararanasang patuloy na pag-ulan ay bunsod ng habagat o monsoon rains. (Photos and details by Michael Montoya)
https://youtu.be/qhm60–pMl8 (Eagle News) — Nakaranas ng pagbaha ang ilang bayan sa Rizal dahil sa malakas na pag-ulan. Kabilang sa mga ito ang Rodriguez, Barangay Sto. Niño at Barangay San Isidro, Cainta, Rizal. Dahil dito, maraming motorista ang naperwisyo dahil ilang mga kalsada ang nalubog sa baha at mga basura na nagkalat sa kalsada. Bukod dito, napasok pa ng tubig baha ang ilang mga kabahayan sa lugar kung saan inabot pa ng hanggang tuhod ang baha. […]
(Eagle News) — Continuous heavy rains caused knee-deep flooding in Bacoor, Cavite. (Photos courtesy of Arnold Batario)
