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by Hugo OLAZAR NANAWA, Paraguay (AFP) — Like 70,000 people living close to the broken banks of the Paraguay River, where the water level has risen seven meters (23 feet) in some places, Graciela Acosta has had to pack up her belongings and evacuate. Piled up on a canoe are the 39-year-old housewife’s bed, wardrobe, bedside table and her dog Pirulin. Acosta is getting ready to cross the border into Argentina with her daughter to […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Rescuers in the US state of Oklahoma were searching Sunday for survivors in the tangled remains of mobile homes and other structures demolished overnight by a powerful tornado that killed at least two people. “Right now (we are) doing a search effort to assess everything,” El Reno Mayor Matt White told reporters in a televised news conference. “We can confirm there have been two fatalities at this time.” “It is […]
(Eagle News)–Rainshowers are expected in parts of the country today, May 27, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. PAGASA said Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon and CALABARZON will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms as a frontal system affects the eastern section of Luzon. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Metro Manila, MIMAROPA and Western Visayas will also have cloudy skies with scattered […]
by Nova SAFO WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Rescuers searched door-to-door for survivors Thursday in the central US state of Missouri following a deadly storm that swept through the region, triggering dozens of tornadoes and damaging floods. Three people were killed in the small town of Golden City, Missouri, officials said, while residents in the state capital Jefferson City were taking stock of damage caused by what the National Weather Service called a “large and […]
(Eagle News)–Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies on Monday, May 20. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said isolated rainshowers caused by localized thunderstorms are also expected. Landslides or flashfloods during severe thunderstorms are possible. In general, the whole country, the weather bureau said, will have light to moderate winds and slight to moderate coastal waters.
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — The death toll from a major cyclone that hit eastern India and Bangladesh in early May rose to 77 on Monday as anger grew over millions of people still without power and water. Cyclone Fani, the first summer cyclone to hit India’s Bay of Bengal coast in 43 years, made landfall in Odisha state on May 3 packing winds up to 200 kilometers (125 miles) per hour. The winds damaged […]
(Eagle News)–A low pressure area is affecting Visayas and Mindanao on Friday, May 10, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. In its 4 a.m. advisory, PAGASA said as of 2 a.m., the LPA was located 860 kilometers east of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur, embedded along the Intertropical Convergence Zone. According to the weather bureau, Eastern Visayas, CARAGA and Davao region will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the […]
CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — Flooding caused by heavy rains on Wednesday claimed one life and led to evacuations and travel disruptions in the central United States. From Texas to Wisconsin, flooding affected various communities along a north-south path more than 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) in length. Evacuations were reported in Kansas and one person was killed by floodwaters in Austin, Texas. “This is a long haul event, so be prepared for more rain and […]
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — The death toll from a cyclone that battered India and Bangladesh rose to 42 on Sunday as emergency teams raced to fix water supplies and roads devastated by the storm. Twenty-nine of the dead were in eastern India’s Odisha state and 13 in Bangladesh, officials in the two countries said — a fraction of the casualty numbers seen in past cyclones. Cyclone Fani barrelled into Odisha on Friday, packing winds […]
(Eagle News)–The easterlies continue to affect Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao on Sunday, May 5, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. According to PAGASA, Bicol Region, Visayas, and Mindanao will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers and thunderstorms as a result. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. PAGASA said Metro Manila and the rest of the country will also have cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated […]
Cyclone Fani, one of the biggest to hit India in years, barrelled into Bangladesh on Saturday after leaving a trail of deadly destruction in India. Thanks to mass evacuations well ahead of time though, a major human disaster of the kind seen in previous cyclones looked to have been averted. Bangladeshi police said nine people perished even before the eye of the storm crossed the border on Saturday morning. Eight others died in India, press […]
by Samarenda Raut BHUBANESWAR, India (AFP) — Indian and Bangladesh authorities raced Friday to complete the evacuation of more than one million people out of the path of an extreme cyclone heading towards the Bay of Bengal coast with winds of up to 200 kilometers (125 miles) per hour. Major airports were closed in India’s eastern states of Odisha and West Bengal and the railway network virtually closed down ahead of the arrival of Extremely […]
