Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2019 08:07:03 +0000
JAKARTA, Indonesia- Floods and landslides from torrential rains in Indonesia have killed at least 31 people and displaced thousands in the past few days, the country’s disaster agency said Monday.
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CHIMANIMANI, Zimbabwe — A week after Cyclone Idai hit coastal Mozambique and swept across the country to Zimbabwe, the death, damage and flooding continues in southern Africa, making it one of the most destructive natural disasters in the region’s recent history. Floodwaters are rushing across the plains of central Mozambique, submerging homes, villages and entire […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 10:16:10 +0000
JAYAPURA, Indonesia — The number of people killed after torrential downpours triggered flash floods and mudslides that tore through mountainside villages in Indonesia’s easternmost province has climbed to 79, with dozens of others missing, officials said Monday.
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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2019 03:25:37 +0000
At least 42 people have been killed by flash floods in Indonesia’s eastern Papua province, an official said Sunday.
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Read moreCredit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2019 07:22:11 +0000
SYDNEY — Emergency workers are using boats and helicopters to rescue people from flooded parts of northern Australia where forecasts call for more heavy rainfall.
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Read moreCredit to Author: cbibe| Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2019 04:44:25 +0000
About P36 million worth of hybrid palay, corn and assorted vegetable seeds were distributed to storm-hit farmers in Bicol.
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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 11:23:02 +0000
The number of people killed after days of torrential rain triggered flash floods and landslides on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island has climbed to 59 with 25 others missing, a disaster official said Friday.
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Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 04:02:39 +0000
Landslides and flash floods hit at least three towns in Davao Oriental early Tuesday following a heavy downpour overnight, authorities said.
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Credit to Author: ryanl| Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2019 04:41:24 +0000
DAVAO CITY—Hundreds fled their homes as several villages in Southern Mindanao were flooded due to moderate to heavy rains dumped by the trough of a low-pressure area since Friday, disaster management officials said on Saturday.
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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 06 Jan 2019 01:30:10 +0000
The tail-end of the cold front will continue to affect portions of Mindanao while the northeast monsoon (amihan) will affect the Luzon and Visayas regions.
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