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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The United Nations warned on Tuesday the humanitarian situation in flood-ravaged Pakistan was expected to get worse, a day after establishing an air bridge to deliver aid to victims. More than 33 million people in Pakistan have been affected by the flooding, brought on by record monsoon rains amplified by climate change. The floods have caused at least 1,300 deaths and washed away homes, businesses, roads and bridges. The UN’s […]
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AFP) — The death toll from monsoon flooding in Pakistan since June has reached 1,033, according to figures released Sunday by the country’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). It said 119 people had died in the previous 24 hours as heavy rains continued to lash parts of the country. The annual monsoon is essential for irrigating crops and replenishing lakes and dams across the Indian subcontinent, but each year it also brings […]
SHIMLA, India (AFP) — At least 15 people were killed in India after heavy monsoon rains triggered flash floods and landslides near the Himalayan foothills, authorities said Saturday. Flooding and landslides are common and cause widespread devastation during India’s treacherous monsoon season. Experts say climate change is increasing the number of extreme weather events around the world, with damming, deforestation and development projects in India exacerbating the human toll. Rescue officials were rushed to […]
MUMBAI, June 28, 2022 (AFP) At least 19 people were killed when monsoon rains caused a four-storey building to collapse in the Indian megacity of Mumbai, authorities said Tuesday. The structure — located next to a slum in a central city district — collapsed just before midnight on Monday, according to local officials. Fourteen people had been rescued by Tuesday evening but emergency workers retrieved 19 bodies from the rubble. “Search and rescue operations are […]
MUMBAI, India (AFP) — The death toll from flooding and landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains in India climbed to 124 Sunday, officials said, with rescuers searching for dozens more missing. The country’s western coast has been inundated by torrential rains since Thursday, with the India Meteorological Department warning of further downpours over the next few days. In Maharasthra state, 114 people have been killed, including more than 40 in a large landslide that […]
PATNA, India (AFP) — At least 100 people have died in northern India over the last three days in unusually heavy late monsoon rains which have submerged streets, hospital wards and houses, officials said Monday. Dozens of boats were pressed into service on streets overflowing with gushing rain water in Patna, the capital of the eastern state of Bihar, after torrential downpours far stronger the normal. At least 27 people have lost their lives […]
MUMBAI, India (AFP) — Six people were killed and at least 18 were missing on Wednesday after the heaviest monsoon rains in a decade breached a dam in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, authorities said. “Using drones, we have located six dead bodies and over 18 people are still missing,” Alok Awasthy, spokesman for India’s National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), told AFP. “We have deployed two teams after the Tiware dam breach occurred last […]
(Eagle News) – Angat Dam’s water level finally recovered enough to go above the 160-meter critical level on Tuesday, July 2, after heavy monsoon rains the previous day. As of Tuesday, 6 a.m., Angat Dam’s water level was at 160.29 meters, or 29 centimeters above the critical level and this would likely go further up in the next few days with PAGASA predicting more monsoon rains. The dam’s water level on Monday, July 2, […]
(Eagle News) – Despite occasional heavy rains in parts of Luzon, Angat Dam’s water level continued to dip below the 160-meter critical level with the latest recorded level at 157.96 meters as of Saturday morning, June 29. Saturday morning’s water level in Angat Dam was six centimeter below Friday morning’s level of 158.02 meters. Since June 22, Angat Dam’s water level continued to go below the critical level despite the monsoon rains. But the […]
(Eagle News) – Expect cloudy skies and light to moderate heavy rains brought about the the Southwest Monsoon or “Habagat” affecting only the western sections of Luzon and Visayas today, Thursday, June 27, according to the country’s weather bureau, PAGASA. There is no more tropical depression inside the Philipppine Area of Responsibilitya after “Dodong” left on Wednesday night, June 26. Because of this only occasional heavy rains are expected over Luzon and Visayas, particularly […]
(Eagle News)–Rains will continue to be prevail over some areas as the northeast monsoon affects the country. In its weather forecast on Wednesday, Feb. 13, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said cloudy skies with light rains will be experienced over the provinces of Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino and Aurora. Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains, on the other hand, are expected over Abra, Benguet, Mt. Province, Ifugao, […]
(Eagle News)—Classes on Wednesday, Aug. 15, were suspended in some areas due to flooding brought about by a storm-enhanced southwest monsoon. Below is a list: Malabon City – only schools in Barangay Dampalit (public and private) Marikina City – all levels (public and private) Valenzuela City – Daycare centers:Balangkas, Bilog, Bisig, Coloong, Dalandanan II (Esteban South), Dalandanan III (Esteban North), Isla, Mabolo, Malanday, Palasan,Pariancillo Villa, Pasolo, Pulo, Rincon, Tagalag, Wawang Pulo Schools: Pio Valenzuela ES, Isla ES, Tagalag ES, Coloong ES, Wawang Pulo ES, Pasolo ES, Rincon ES, PR San Diego ES, Polo NHS, Dalandanan NHS, Arkong Bato NHS, Wawang Pulo NHS […]
