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After Indonesia's deadly floods, few hear climate 'wake up call'

Tabita Diela and Stanley Widianto, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 06 12:23 AM

Floods that killed 60 people in Indonesia's capital after the biggest rainfall since records began should be a wake-up call to climate change in one of the world's biggest carbon emitters, environmental groups said. Read more »

Flood death toll rises to 26 in Jakarta, tens of thousands evacuated

Agustinus Beo Da Costa and Stanley Widianto, Reuters
Posted at Jan 02 09:30 PM

Authorities warned people to remain vigilant as "extreme weather" is expected to continue until Jan. 7.   Read more »

Congo appeals for help after 150,000 hit by floods

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 18 12:02 AM

President Denis Sassou Nguesso said he was making an "urgent appeal to the international community" to help provide "a more effective response to the humanitarian situation which has arisen." Read more »

Body of Arizona girl swept away in floods believed found

David Schwartz, Reuters
Posted at Dec 14 10:02 AM

PHOENIX - Arizona searchers on Friday recovered what was believed to be the body of a missing six-year-old girl at a lake northeast of Phoenix, the third child to have died when her family's vehicle attempted to cross a rain-swollen creek, authorities said. Read more »

Tisoy weakens to severe tropical storm near Oriental Mindoro

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 06:03 AM

The storm was last seen 275 kilometers west-northwest of Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro as of 4 a.m., packing maximum sustained winds of 100 kph and gusts of up to 125 kph.   Read more »

#WalangPasok: House of Representatives suspends work

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 03 07:12 AM

The House of Representatives suspended work on Tuesday, Dec. 3 due to the possible impact of typhoon Tisoy.  Read more »

Typhoon Tisoy weakens after Sorsogon landfall but still 'powerful'

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Updated as of Dec 03 09:39 AM

Typhoon Tisoy slightly weakened early Tuesday after hitting land over Sorsogon province but it was still "powerful," state weather agency PAGASA said. Read more »

#WalangPasok: Manila suspends classes, gov't work due to typhoon Tisoy

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Posted at Dec 03 01:48 AM

MANILA—Manila mayor Isko Moreno has ordered the suspension of work in the city government on Tuesday, Dec. 3 due to the threat of typhoon Tisoy.   Read more »

Mayor Isko orders preemptive evacuation in Manila's coastal villages

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 03 01:46 AM

MANILA—Manila mayor Isko Moreno early Tuesday ordered preemptive evacuation of residents living along the capital's coastal villages due to the threat of typhoon Tisoy. Read more »

Supply ng kuryente sa Albay pinutol muna dahil sa bagyong Tisoy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 03 12:55 AM

Pinangangambahan ding rumagasa ang lahar mula sa Bulkang Mayon kasabay ng buhos ng ulang dala ng bagyong Tisoy. Read more »

Mga pamilyang binaha sa Sta. Ana, Cagayan, humiling ng relokasyon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 02:37 AM

Humihiling na mabigyan ng relokasyon ang mga pamilyang binaha sa Sta. Ana, Cagayan dahil sa Bagyong Ramon. Read more »

Venice faces more floods as state of emergency declared

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Posted at Nov 15 02:33 PM

The water was expected to reach 1.5 meters (5 feet) mid-morning on Friday as strong storms and winds batter the region -- lower than Tuesday's peak but still dangerous, local officials said. Read more »

Flood, fire and plague: Climate change blamed for disasters

Robert Birsel, Reuters
Posted at Nov 14 08:00 PM

The Lancet medical journal published a study this week saying climate change was already harming people's health by increasing the number of extreme weather events and exacerbating air pollution. Read more »

Floods, landslides threaten Cagayan as Ramon nears

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 08:13 AM

Rescue equipment and relief goods were on standby Thursday in Cagayan province as the local government prepared for possible floods and landslides due to tropical storm Ramon, Governor Manuel Mamba said. Read more »

TINGNAN: Bus sa Cagayan, halos di na makaabante sa puwersa ng baha

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 09 10:45 PM

Sa isang Facebook video, kita ang isang bus na pinipilit umandar sa gitna ng mala-dagat na baha sa highway sa bayan ng Abulug. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 8, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 12:31 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

3 dead as rains swamp Cagayan: governor

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 08 03:34 PM

Three people have died as rains inundated the northern tip of Cagayan province for the 5th straight day, Governor Manuel Mamba said Friday.  Read more »

Rescuers hunt for missing as landslides, floods kill 10 in Japan

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 26 02:52 PM

TOKYO, Japan - Rescuers worked by hand to clear debris from a landslide triggered by heavy rains in central Japan on Saturday, as the toll from the storms rose to 10 dead with a further three people reportedly missing.   Read more »

Japan sends in thousands of troops after massive typhoon hammers Tokyo

Antoni Slodkowski, Reuters
Updated as of Oct 14 06:34 AM

Japan sent tens of thousands of troops and rescue workers on Sunday to save stranded residents and fight floods caused by one of the worst typhoons to hit the country in recent history, which killed 18 people and briefly paralysed Tokyo. Read more »

At least 44 killed in north India floods

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 28 03:49 PM

NEW DELHI, India - At least 44 people were killed and thousands moved to relief camps because of flooding caused by torrential rains in northern India's Uttar Pradesh state, officials told AFP Saturday.   Read more »