News

3 dead, 1 missing in devastating floods across US Midwest

Reuters
Posted at Mar 19 09:14 AM

As floodwaters began to recede in much of the area inundated by the aftermath of a storm dubbed a "bomb cyclone," Nebraska officials were taking in the damage in a state where 64 of the 93 counties have declared emergencies. Read more »

Military steps in as Australia floods bring crocs to the streets

Abbey Smith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 04 04:56 PM

CAIRNS - Australia's military has been deployed to tackle devastating "once-in-a-century" floods that have inundated homes, schools and airports in the country's northeast, forcing hundreds to flee and bringing crocodiles onto the streets. Read more »

750 pamilya sa Bula, Camarines Sur hinatiran ng tulong

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 11 10:20 PM

Hinatiran ng tulong ang 750 pamilya sa Bula, Camarines Sur, isang bayan na ilang araw nang binaha dahil sa bagyong Usman.  Read more »

5,000 pamilyang nasalanta ng Usman hinatiran ng tulong

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 08 10:20 PM

Hinatiran ng tulong ang higit 5,000 pamilyang naapektuhan ng bagyong Usman.  Read more »

Usman death toll climbs to 126, as 26 remain missing

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 06 04:09 PM

In its latest report, the NCRRMC said 26 remain missing while 60 were injured in the onslaught of Usman in MIMAROPA, Bicol, and Eastern Visayas. Read more »

Diokno in-laws' firm bagged P551 million in gov't projects - Andaya

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 04 10:41 PM

MANILA - The construction firm owned by the in-laws of Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno cornered P551 million in government projects in Sorsogon and Catanduanes last year, according to House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr. Read more »

Road cleanup after Usman may take a week, says DPWH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 02 11:04 AM

It may take up to a week to clear roads hit by landslides due to Christmas storm Usman, the Department of Public Works and Highways said Wednesday, as authorities scrambled to deliver relief to isolated areas.    Read more »

PAGASA: Brace for wet Christmas Day

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 24 06:52 PM

MANILA - State weather bureau PAGASA advised the public to brace for a wet Christmas Day due to the effects of a low pressure area (LPA) inside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR). Read more »

Brewing Christmas storm creeps closer to PH as LPA brings rains

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 24 07:11 AM

A low pressure area or potential storm off the Pacific Ocean is moving closer to the Philippines, the state weather bureau said on Monday, Christmas Eve. Read more »

LPA threatens VisMin 5 days before Christmas

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 20 11:42 AM

A low pressure area will bring occasionally heavy rains to the whole Visayas and Mindanao on Thursday, 5 days before Christmas, the state weather bureau said. Read more »

Brewing storm to stir rains over VisMin, Palawan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 13 07:51 AM

A low pressure area will bring occasionally heavy rains over Visayas, Mindanao and Palawan on Tuesday, the state weather bureau said.  Read more »

TINGNAN: 3,000 puntod binaha sa Dagupan

Joanna Tacason, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 31 01:20 PM

DAGUPAN - Binaha ang nasa 3,000 puntod sa Catholic cemetery sa bayang ito Miyerkoles, bago ang inaasahang dagsa ng mga dadalaw para sa Undas, dahil sa mga pag-ulan na dala ng bagyong Rosita.  Read more »

Magat Dam releases water as Cagayan River rises

Harris Julio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 31 12:17 PM

The Magat Dam on Wednesday released water from its reservoir, threatening to further raise the level of the Cagayan River, which has swelled due to rains from typhoon Rosita.    Read more »

10,000 Cagayan folk in evacuation centers after Rosita exit

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 31 12:05 PM

Some 10,400 residents who fled typhoon Rosita's fierce winds and rains remain in evacuation centers in Cagayan province on Wednesday morning, a disaster official said.    Read more »

Death toll in Italy storms rises to nine

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 30 08:24 PM

ROME - The death toll from fierce storms battering Italy has risen to nine, civil protection authorities said Tuesday, as wild weather caused schools to close and trapped dozens of tourists in the north of the country. Read more »

'Insurance gap' threatens disaster-vulnerable poor nations - Lloyd's

Megan Rowling, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Oct 23 06:40 AM

Disaster-prone developing nations, including Bangladesh and Indonesia, are exposed to crippling losses when storms, floods or earthquakes strike because they suffer from a dangerous lack of insurance, industry experts said on Monday.   Read more »

Floods in Qatar as almost a year's rain falls in one day

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 21 09:46 AM

Qatar was hit by widespread flash flooding on Saturday as the desert state received almost a year's worth of rainfall in one day. Read more »

At least 22 dead in Indonesia floods and landslides

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 13 07:05 PM

At least 22 people have died and many are missing after heavy rain unleashed flash floods and landslides in western Indonesia, an official said Saturday. Read more »

Ilang bahagi ng Zambales lubog sa baha dulot ng tuloy-tuloy na pag-ulan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 15 04:38 PM

Lubog na sa tubig-baha ang ekta-ektaryang palayan sa lalawigan. Read more »

PANOORIN: Ilang lugar sa Kamaynilaan, binaha dahil sa Bagyong Ompong

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 15 06:05 AM

MAYNILA - Binaha ang ilang lugar sa Kamaynilaan nitong Sabado ng madaling-araw dahil sa malakas na ulan dulot ng Bagyong Ompong. Read more »