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by Bhuvan BAGGA Agence France Presse CHENGANNUR, India (AFP) — More than one million people have swarmed relief camps in India’s Kerala state to escape devastating monsoon floods that have killed about 420 people, officials said Tuesday as a huge international aid offers poured in. People are flocking to camps as the scale of the desolation is revealed by receding waters and the military rescues more people each day. The state government said 1,028,000 people […]
KOCHI, India (AFP) – Receding floodwaters left Indian troops and rescuers the grim task Monday of hunting for bodies left by the worst monsoon in a century in Kerala state as the death toll rose above 400. With nearly three quarters of a million people packed into relief camps in the southern state, known for its tourist beaches and hill resorts, authorities also fear outbreaks of disease. After a week of fierce downpours, rainfall eased […]
by Bhuvan BAGGA in Thrissur, and Abhaya Srivastava in New Delhi Agence France Presse THRISSUR, India (AFP) — Rescuers searched submerged villages in southwest India on Sunday in a desperate hunt for survivors after floods killed at least 370 people and drove more than 700,000 from their homes. Entire villages in Kerala have been swept away in the state’s worst floods for a century. Rescuers fear the death toll will rise as they reach areas […]
(Eagle News)–An orange rainfall warning has been hoisted over Zambales, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said on Monday, Aug. 20. PAGASA said a yellow rainfall warning, on the other hand, is up over Bataan. Light to moderate rains with occasional heavy rains are currently affecting Metro Manila, Bulacan, Pampanga, Tarlac , Nueva Ecija, Laguna, Cavite and Batangas. The state weather bureau said these may persist for two to three hours.
by Bhuvan Bagga Agence France Presse THRISSUR, India (AFP) — Rescuers waded into submerged villages in southern India on Sunday in a desperate search for survivors cut off for days by floods that have already killed more than 350 people. Entire villages in Kerala have been swept away in the state’s worst floods in a century, and emergency responders fear the death toll will rise as they reach areas almost entirely underwater. In Thrissur, […]
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 […]
(Eagle News) — Passable na ang lahat ng mga pangunahing kalye sa Valenzuela City maliban na lamang sa mga tinatawag na “below-sea level” na ilang barangay sa lunsod. Sa panayam kay Mayor Rex Gatchalian, 14 na barangay ang kabilang sa “below-sea level” na malapit sa Bulacan. Paliwanag ni Gatchalian, ang mga tubig na ito ay nagmumula sa Meycauayan river at pagka-minsan ay umaabot sa kanilang lunsod. Kapag bumaba na ang level ng Meycauayan river ay […]
(Eagle News) — Natabunan at tinangay ng pagguho ng lupa ang isang residente ng Barangay Bedbed, Mankayan, bunga ng malakas na ulan. Ang biktima ay kinilalang si Ginang Luvina Kidkid, Barangay Secretary ng Bedbed, Mankayan. Ayon sa mga residente, sila ay nagkaroon ng Bayanihang paglilinis. Habang sila ay naglilinis sa kalsada bandang alas-onse ng umaga (11:00 AM) nitong Lunes, Agosto 13 ay naramdaman nila ang paggalaw ng isang sasakyan. iIto ay umpisa na pala ng […]
(Eagle News) — Lubog pa rin sa baha ang ilang mga lugar na nasa low lying areas at tabi ng ilog, ito ay sa kabila ng pagtila na ng ulan. Kabilang sa mga inabot ng pagbaha ay ang Dagupan City dahil sa pag-apaw ng Pantal River, Sta. Barbara, Sinucalan River , Calasiao at Marusay Rivers. Binabaha rin ang mga bayan na nasa tabi ng Agno River na umaapaw ngayon dahil sa pinapakawalang tubig sa San […]
(Eagle News) — Nonstop rains caused landslides and rock-slides in Bontoc-Baguio Road in Dalican, Bontoc province. (Photos courtesy of Eagle News Correspondent Charles Nidoy)
(Eagle News) — Aftermath of heavy rains and strong winds in San Isidro, Rodriguez, Rizal. (Photos courtesy of Eagle News Correspondent Gladys S. Mingorio)
