Extreme flooding overwhelms New York roadways, killing 1 person

Associated Press 07/10/2023

NEW YORK — Heavy rain spawned extreme flooding in New York’s Hudson Valley that killed at least one person, swamped roadways and forced road closures on Sunday night, as much of the rest of the Northeast U.S.…

City dad wants more funds for flooding in Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Jerry Guardo wants more funding for the drainage and anti-flooding projects in the city following the massive flash floods in the past week. In a privilege speech, Guardo said that…

Body of 14-year-old flash flood victim found among garbage in river

Delta Dyrecka Letigio and Paul Lauro 10/15/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The body of 14-year-old Hansel Dayundon has finally been found after more than 30 hours of search and retrieval operations.  Dayundon was found at 2:20 p.m. on Thursday, October 15, 2020, underneath the…

Dredging of creek in Day-as to start on September

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Dredging works in a creek in Barangay Day-as, Cebu City will begin on the first week of September after residents complained of flooding during rains. Councilor Jerry Guardo, City Council’s chairperson for the…

Bonbon tragedy prompts execs to set up ‘no swimming’ signs along stream’s banks

Alven Marie A. Timtim 08/28/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Barangay officials of Bonbon, Cebu City, have put “No swimming” signs in a stream in the barangay’s Sitio Managuksok. The barangay officials put up the signs after a four-year-old girl was swept away…

2 kids drowned in Carmen flash flood

Carmel Loise Matus 06/12/2016

HEAVY rainfall and strong winds triggered a flash flood that was believed to have caused two boys to drown at the swollen Malubog River in Carmen town, 41.7 kilometers north of Cebu City, on Sunday morning. SPO2…

7 towns, Toledo city hit; Calamity to be declared

Fe Marie Dumaboc, Melissa Q. Cabahug 12/31/2014

At least 5, 000 persons in south Cebu were evacuated when tropical storm Seniang struck early morning yesterday. Families were forcibly evacuated starting Monday night as flooding incidents were reported in towns of  Sibonga, Dalaguete, Alcantara, Ronda,…

Ten dead, nine missing as ‘Seniang’ floods southern Cebu

Calvin D. Cordova, Marian Z. Codilla 12/30/2014

At least ten persons were found dead after being washed out by floodwaters while nine more are still missing in Ronda town, southern Cebu as of Tuesday in typhoon Seniang’s wake. A family of eight living in…

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