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Typhoon Relief Operations in the Philippines Ongoing
Manila, Philippines, Oct. 12, 2009—In the wake of the devastation brought by successive typhoons to the Philippines, Filipinos face the greater task of rehabilitating the hardest-hit areas of the country. “The country is at a state of emergency,...
Tags: Philippines, Typhoon, Ondoy, Pepeng
Probe dam water release, solons urge
Manila :: Philippines | about 1 month ago
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Philippines�Pangasinan congressmen whose districts were heavily battered by flooding from typhoon Pepeng (international codename: Parma) formally asked the House of Representatives to investigate the release of dam water at the height of the storm. In...
Tags: typhoon, philippines, pepeng, Philippines�Pangasinan, roque dams, San Roque Dam, dams water, warning systems, water released, flooding warning
Mudslide submerges 40 of marriage party
Whenever there is a natural disaster, there are deaths because they happen all of a sudden with little or no notice. That is what happened in the West Sumatran earthquake in Indonesia that has claimed over 1000 lives – the saddest part is the submerging...
Tags: earthquake, typhoon, tsunami
Gov’t relocation to sweep off people from Metro Manila
The militant Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP, Peasant Movement of the Philippines) criticized the relocation measure of the Arroyo government and said that it was mere sweeping people off Metro Manila of urban poor. The group said that past relocation...
Tags: urban poor, flood, ondoy, quarrying, relocation, typhoon
Bagyong Ondoy: Beginning of the End?
September 25, 2009. A tragic event made a mark in the history of the Philippines: 4 billion properties were damaged, 240 people were confirmed dead, over 30 people were missing. The flood amazingly reached up to the ceiling of a 2-storey building. The...
Tags: tropical typhoon ondoy, bagyong ondoy, Manila, typhoon
2 Lessons -- One Is Anti-Climatic and The Other Is Phenomenal -- Lessons From Typhoon Ondoy
I cheered when a radio commentator, during the rescue operations for the victims of typhoon Ondoy, boomed: “Let’s set aside politics for the moment! Let’s forget about blame and just focus on how we can help. But, ah, when...
Tags: ondoy, ketsana, flashfloods, tropical storm, typhoon, heroism, red cross, greenpeace, us navy
More than 140 people died in Philippines due to Typhoon Ondoy!!!
I was lucky to have survived this disaster, I have have walked more than 5 kilometers just to be be home, my experience about this is really unforgettabel but that is nothing compared to other people who havelost their love ones due to thyphoon Ondoy,...
Taiwan welcome Foreign Aids for Typhoon Vicitims
Taiwan government welcomed typhoon relief aid from China as well from other countries. President Ma Ying-jeou made the remarks on Thursday in response to the questions from reporters while in Madou township, where the pomelo harvest was almost totally...
Tags: Typhoon, Aids for victims, Typhoon victims, Taiwan Typhoon
One million evacuated as Typhoon Morakot hits east China
At least one person has been killed and three others injured as Typhoon Morakot slammed into southeast China’s Fujian and Zhejiang provinces yesterday, one day after it pounded Taiwan with torrential rains that caused the worst flooding on the island...
A Million in China Evacuate Ahead of Typhoon - New York Times
A Million in China Evacuate Ahead of TyphoonNew York TimesBEIJING ? Typhoon Morakot slammed into the east coast of China on Sunday, packing winds up to 111 miles an hour, destroying hundreds of homes and forcing a million people to flee. The Hotel...
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