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'Agaton' death toll hits 148: official tallies

Bobbie Alota with Cecil Morella in Manila, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 14 10:21 PM

The death toll from landslides and flooding in the Philippines triggered by tropical depression Agaton hit 115 on Thursday, official figures showed. Read more »

Search, rescue, retrieval in Baybay landslide

Photo courtesy of BFP Region VIII
Posted at Apr 14 11:56 AM

Members of the Bureau of Fire Protection Region 8-Special Rescue scour damaged structures during the second day of its Search, Rescue and Retrieval operation at Barangay Kantagnos, Baybay City, Leyte on Wednesday. Read more »

NDRMMC: Agaton death toll climbs to 76

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 14 01:51 PM

The reported deaths from landslides and floods spawned by tropical depression Agaton climbed to 76 on Maundy Thursday. Read more »

Death toll from Agaton landslides, floods rises to 58

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 13 06:02 PM

The death toll from landslides and floods in the Philippines rose to 58 on Wednesday, official tallies showed. Read more »

Landslide buries village in Baybay, Leyte: mayor

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 12 08:44 PM

Landslides triggered by heavy rains brought by Tropical Storm Agaton buried a mountainous village in Baybay City, Leyte, Mayor Jose Carlos Cari said. Read more »

Agaton kills 3, leaves P100 million damage in Davao

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 11 11:19 AM

At least 3 people were killed while 1 was reported missing in Davao region due to floods triggered by Tropical Storm Agaton, disaster officials said. Read more »

Morgues overflowing as Hong Kong suffers deadly COVID wave

Holmes Chan and Su Xinqi, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 16 07:25 PM

In under three months since the highly transmissible variant broke through, Hong Kong has recorded nearly a million infections and more than 4,600 deaths - the bulk of them from the city's unvaccinated elderly population. Read more »

Hong Kong funeral homes ‘fully booked until mid-April’

Victor Ting William Yiu and Gigi Choy, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Mar 12 10:35 AM

The chairman of the Funeral Business Association industry group says the Hong Kong government has to do more to resolve bottlenecks Read more »

Asia's COVID deaths surpass 1 million

Aparupa Mazumder and Lasya Priya M, Reuters
Posted at Mar 11 05:20 PM

Asia passed the grim milestone of 1 million coronavirus-linked deaths on Friday, a Reuters tally showed, as a spike in Omicron variant infections spreads across the region. Read more »

PH confirms 870 new COVID cases; death toll breaches 57k

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 06 04:14 PM

The Philippines confirmed 870 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the country’s total to 3,667,542. Read more »

Australians flee floods as toll rises to 12

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 02 02:46 PM

The death toll rose to 12 in a week-long disaster that has washed cars from roads and forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes. Read more »

Tens of thousands evacuated from Australia floods

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 28 12:11 PM

Tens of thousands of Australians were ordered to flee their homes Monday, as torrential rain sent floodwaters to record levels. Read more »

PH posts 5 pct COVID positivity rate, lowest this year

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 27 04:15 PM

The positivity rate was also at 5 percent, which was the lowest so far this year, and the lowest since Dec. 27 last year. Read more »

6.2-M quake kills at least 2 in Indonesia

Irwanda Saputra with Dessy Sagita, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 25 02:54 PM

At least 2 people died when a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia's Sumatra island on Friday. Read more »

Attacks across Ukraine as dozens die in Russian invasion

Dave Clark and Thibaut Marchand, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 25 10:37 AM

Across Ukraine, at least 137 "heroes" were killed after the first day of fighting, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, calling up conscripts and reservists nationwide to fight in a general mobilization. Read more »

Death toll in Brazil mudslide reaches 165

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 21 02:49 PM

The death toll from torrential rains that triggered flash floods and landslides in the scenic Brazilian city of Petropolis has risen to 165. Read more »

PH confirms 1.7k new COVID cases, lowest this year

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 20 04:21 PM

This was the lowest daily tally so far this year, and the lowest since Dec. 30 last year. Read more »

Philippines confirms 3k new COVID cases, no new deaths

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 13 04:18 PM

No new deaths from COVID-19 were reported due to problems with the government's case tracking system, meaning the death toll remains at 54,930. Read more »

PH confirms over 8k new COVID cases, 9th day of decline

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 06 05:54 PM

The positivity rate was also at 21.5 percent, which is the lowest so far this year. Read more »

COVID-19 death toll in US surpasses 900k, tracker shows

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 05 07:46 AM

New cases linked to the omicron variant are falling, but daily deaths are still rising, with an average of 2,400 now, according to government figures. Read more »