Spain: Rescuers race to save victims as floods kill 95

Agence France Presse 10/31/2024

SEDAVI, Spain — Spain braced for a heavier human toll on Wednesday after 95 people died in flash floods that launched muddy waters through towns, tossed cars and wreaked transport havoc. Rescuers were expected to find more…

Kristine: Floods submerge towns, death toll rises to 66

Agence France Presse 10/25/2024

LAUREL, Philippines — Residents of the northern Philippines used spades and rakes to clear their homes of mud and debris on Friday while others still awaited rescue as the death toll from Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international…

Kristine leaves towns submerged, 40 dead

Agence France Presse 10/25/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Rescue workers battled floodwaters Friday to reach residents still trapped on the roofs of their homes as Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name: Trami) moved out to sea after killing at least 40 people.…

C. Japan: Floods, landslides hit area, leaving 1 dead, 11 missing

Agence France Presse 09/23/2024

WAJIMA, Japan — Floods and landslides killed one person and left at least 11 missing in central Japan, with recovery teams at work on Sunday in a remote peninsula already devastated by a major earthquake this year.…

Cebu City flooding: ‘I’m not Superman’ – Raymond Garcia admits

Pia Piquero 08/02/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Recent intermittent yet heavy downpours have led to massive flooding in some areas in Metro Cebu. Despite extensive efforts to mitigate flooding, Acting Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia acknowledged the limitations of his capacity…

Floods displace over 200 individuals in northern Cebu

Emmariel Ares, Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/18/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — More than 200 individuals from northern Cebu were preemptively evacuated following floodings due to the low-pressure area (LPA) that affected parts of Visayas and Mindanao on Wednesday, July 17. At least nine localities…

Mandaue City floods displace 352 families, Cortes seeks solutions

Mary Rose Sagarino 07/17/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — At least 352 families or 1,405 individuals were affected by the flooding in three barangays in Mandaue City on Monday, July 15. The affected barangays were Umapad, Paknaan, and Ibabao-Estancia, with Umapad being…

Indonesia floods: At least 34 killed, 16 missing

05/13/2024

Datar, Indonesia–At least 34 people were killed and 16 more were missing in western Indonesia after flash floods and cold lava flow from one of the archipelago’s most active volcanos damaged homes, roads and mosques, officials said Sunday. Hours of…

Floods in south Brazil kill 75 people in 7 days, 103 others missing

Associated Press 05/06/2024

RIO DE JANEIRO — Massive floods in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state have killed at least 75 people over the last seven days, and another 103 were reported missing, local authorities said Sunday. At least…

Dubai: Floods submerge roads, affect airport after record rains

Agence France Presse 04/18/2024

Dubai’s giant highways were clogged by flooding and its major airport was in chaos as the Middle East financial centre remained gridlocked on Wednesday, a day after the heaviest rains on record. Tailbacks snaked along waterlogged, six-lane…

Davao Oriental placed under state of calamity due to floods, landslides

Germelina Lacorte 01/28/2024

DAVAO CITY — The Provincial Board of Davao Oriental has placed the entire province under a state of calamity due to the destruction wrought by floods and landslides brought about by the continuous rain spawned by the…

742 people evacuated due to floods in Cagayan town

Villamor Visaya Jr. 12/24/2023

TUGUEGARAO CITY —Disaster response officials reported Sunday, Dec. 24, that 742 people (237 families) were evacuated Saturday night, Dec. 23, when incessant rains spawned by the northeast monsoon triggered floods in low-lying areas in Allacapan town in…

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