Leptospirosis: Beware of the unseen killer lurking in floodwaters

Mariele Ocubillo 07/13/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Leptospirosis, the silent killer which has claimed thousands of lives is again being watched due to the constant rains and floods in Cebu. The disease is caused by bacteria of the genus Leptospira…

Mandaue still needs additional funds to complete drainage master plan

Mary Rose Sagarino 06/08/2023

  MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – For those living in a flood-prone area in Mandaue City, especially along riverbanks, flooding is most likely the challenge they often faced. Arlene Barbatuan who lives with her family near the Butuanon…

Mandaue exec to motorists: Avoid passing through heavily flooded city streets

Mary Rose Sagarino 05/25/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Motorists are advised to avoid passing through the highly flooded streets of Mandaue City. Buddy Alain Ybañez, head of the Mandaue City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office, on Thursday, May 25, said that…

Mandaue City prepares early for Mawar

Mary Rose Sagarino 05/24/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Mandaue City’s disaster office will conduct a Pre-Disaster Risk Assessment on Wednesday afternoon, May 24, in preparation for typhoon Mawar. Mawar is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Friday,…

Devastating Italian floods kill at least 13, wreck homes and farms

Reuters 05/21/2023

CASTEL BOLOGNESE, Italy – Floods that killed at least 13 people in Italy’s northern Emilia-Romagna region caused billions of euros’ worth of damage and hit agriculture particularly hard, the regional governor said on Thursday, May 18. Torrential…

Corpses pile up after nearly 200 killed in Congo floods

Reuters 05/07/2023

BUSHUSHU, Democratic Republic of Congo — At least 176 people have died in flash floods in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a regional governor said Friday, as heavy rain destroyed buildings and forced aid workers to…

‘La Niña has ended,’ says Pagasa

John Eric Mendoza 03/15/2023

MANILA, Philippines — La Niña, or the cooling phase of sea temperature, that led to intense storms in the country, has ended, state meteorologists declared. “La Niña (cold phase) condition has ended,” the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and…

Floods hit Zamboanga City anew

Julie Alipala 02/01/2023

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Zamboanga del Sur — Just two weeks after being displaced from their homes due to massive flooding, hundreds of families in several villages here experience floods again due to continuous heavy rains. Due to the…

Weekend brings more rain, snow to storm-hit California

Reuters 01/16/2023

FELTON, California — A new weather system packing rain, snow and strong winds moved into storm-lashed California on Saturday, the latest in a parade of atmospheric rivers that have wreaked havoc across the state in recent weeks.…

Christmas weekend floods death toll hits 51 — NDRRMC

John Eric Mendoza 01/02/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The death toll from the massive Christmas weekend floods in parts of Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao climbed to 51, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said in its latest incident…

Death toll from Christmas weekend floods jumps to 32; agri damage tops P200 M

Jean Mangaluz - Reporter / @JMangaluzINQ 12/29/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The number of deaths due to shear line-induced rains and floods in parts of the Visayas, Mindanao and Southern Luzon over the Christmas weekend has risen to 32, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and…

Death toll from Christmas weekend rains, floods climbs to 25

Jean Mangaluz 12/28/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The death toll from shear line-induced rains and floods last weekend climbed rose from 13 to 25, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) announced on Wednesday. Twenty  six individuals remain missing, nine…

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