Landslides hit mountain barangays in Cebu City, 3 families rescued

Wenilyn Sabalo 06/01/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Three families have been rescued when two separate landslides hit Barangays Guba and Pit-os in Cebu City past 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 1, 2023. In a phone interview, Harold Alcontin, head of…

Cebu City sends heavy equipment to landslide-prone areas for super typhoon Betty

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 05/27/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CCDRRMO) has prepositioned heavy equipment for landslide-prone areas in the city as part of its preparations for the effects of Super Typhoon Betty. CCDRRMO…

Mandaue City puroks empowered to respond to disasters

Mary Rose Sagarino 04/28/2023

  MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – Mandaue City is capacitating its puroks in the city’s different barangays to empower them to respond to alarms. Mandaue City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) head Buddy Alain Ybañez said…

Death toll from US storms rises to 29

Reuters 04/03/2023

The death toll from a violent storm that whipped up tornadoes in the Southern and Midwestern regions of the United States rose to at least 29 over the weekend, according to officials and media reports. In Memphis,…

Greek rescuers comb through train crash wreckage as hopes fade

Reuters 03/02/2023

Larissa, GREECE – Rescuers resumed a search on Thursday for survivors of Greece’s deadliest train crash, combing through the buckled and crushed remains of carriages that derailed and then caught fire in a disaster that killed at…

Turkey ends quake rescue efforts except in two provinces: official

Agence France Presse 02/20/2023

Istanbul, Turkey — Turkey has ended rescue efforts in all provinces except the two hardest hit by last week’s massive quake that killed tens of thousands of people, the Turkish disaster agency said Sunday. “In many of our…

Cyclone death toll in New Zealand rises to 11 as recovery continues

Reuters 02/19/2023

SYDNEY — The death toll from Cyclone Gabrielle in New Zealand climbed to 11 on Sunday as thousands of people remained missing a week after the storm struck the country’s North Island. The cyclone hit the North…

The man who survived the Turkey earthquake, and his family who didn’t

Reuters 02/09/2023

HATAY, Turkey — Peering out from under a large slab of concrete and brick, Abdulalim Muaini gestures weakly at his rescuers. It has been over two days since a massive earthquake brought his home in Hatay, Turkey,…

Major earthquake strikes Turkey, Syria; scores dead, many trapped

Reuters 02/06/2023

DIYARBAKIR/ANKARA – A major earthquake of magnitude 7.9 struck central Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday, killing hundreds of people as buildings collapsed across the snowy region, triggering a search for survivors trapped in rubble. The quake,…

Rama to meet LCP members in Manila, discuss disaster concerns

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 11/05/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama is scheduled to travel to Metro Manila next week for a gathering with members of the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP). Rama, the LCP national president,…

As soil continues to move in Busay, Cebu City asks intervention from nat’l govt

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/31/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The earth around Sitio Garahe, Barangay Busay in Cebu City continues to move following days of non-stop rains. And the Cebu City Government has asked the national government to intervene and help them…

Mandaue Disaster Risk Reduction office plans to train, develop brgy disaster teams

Mary Rose Sagarino 10/03/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Mandaue City government wants to empower more its barangay disaster teams to enable them to respond to any disaster and emergency. Buddy Alain Ybañez, head of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and…

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