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.…
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, 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…
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, 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…
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…
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’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 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…
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…
BANGKOK — Flooding triggered by heavy monsoon rains in Myanmar’s southern areas has displaced more than 14,000 people and disrupted traffic on the rail lines that connect the country’s biggest cities, officials and state-run media said Monday.…
MANILA, Philippines — Though Tropical Storm Jenny (international name: Koinu) is not expected to directly affect the country, some parts of the country may experience flooding due to light to moderate rains and thunderstorms, the state weather…
