Even Metro Manila’s czar who could deploy cranes, trucks and heavy equipment in a snap was rendered helpless to assist a family member, while the country’s seat of power proved powerless against Tropical Storm “Ondoy’s” fury.
Widespread flooding prevented Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chair Bayani Fernando from getting to his only child, who was among the thousands stranded in Rizal pro
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President Arroyo has ordered the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to deploy all available assets of the government to assist those affected by the flooding brought about by typhoon “Ondoy.”
She also appealed to residents of Metro Manila and the provinces affected by the storm to remain calm and follow the instructions of their respective loca
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MANILA, Philippines – Seven people, including three French tourists, were killed when they were swept away by lahar from Mt. Pinatubo in Capas, Tarlac, while three boys died yesterday morning when their house was buried by a landslide in Baguio City after heavy rains spawned by typhoon “Kiko” hit Luzon.
Chief Superintendent Leon Nilo de la Cruz, director of the Central Luzon police, confirmed that three F
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Ten people, including three foreign trekkers and three children, were killed in a flash flood and landslide unleashed by Typhoon “Kiko” (Morakot) in the northern Philippines on Friday, officials said.
In its report dated 6 p.m., the NDCC said the dead included five in Tarlac, three in Baguio City, and two in Botolan town in Zambales province.
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Four areas have been placed under Storm Signal No. 1 as typhoon “Kiko” (Morakot) intensified further while heading for Taiwan Friday morning.
The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said that as of 4 a.m., Kiko was located 340 km north northeast of Basco, Batanes.
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MANILA, Philippines – The 10 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan had defied the government ban on deployment to war-torn countries, the Overseas Workers’ Welfare Administration (OWWA) said yesterday.
OWWA chief Carmelita Dimzon said the 10 OFWs were deployed to work in the Middle East in 2004 but apparently slipped into Afghanistan as illegal workers.
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The death toll from tropical cyclone “Emong" rose to 60 while damage to property breached the P1-billion mark Tuesday night, the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) said.
In its report dated 6 p.m. Tuesday, NDCC said 32 of the fatalities were from Pangasinan, 17 from Ifugao, three each from La Union and Nueva Vizcaya, and two from Cagayan.
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The number of casualties caused by Typhoon “Emong” is now at 43 with 24 deaths in Region I, 16 deaths in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), one in Region II and two in Region III.
The National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC), in its latest situation report on Sunday evening, stated that 42 people are injured and 7 are still unaccounted for.
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Twenty-two people were killed and seven others remain missing as typhoon "Emong" (international name: Chan-Hom) is leaving the Philippines after devastating the country’s northeastern coasts, disaster relief authorities said yesterday.
The tyhoon, locally known as Emong, has also displaced nearly 10,000 local residents since it slammed into the Northern Luzon region late Thursday, the National Disa
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An Alaskan volcano 100 miles (160km) south-west of the state’s largest city, Anchorage, erupted overnight, sending a plume of smoke up to 15,000 metres (50,000ft) into the air.
Mount Redoubt experienced four large explosions late on Sunday and early today, according to geologists at the Alaska Volcano Observatory.
The observatory has issued a red alert, meaning eruption is imminent or under way, with signi
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