TS Gener kills 45; affects thousands of families
August 6, 2012 by CDRC Admin
Filed under Bicol Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Central Visayas, Cordillera Administrative Region, Disaster Alerts, Ilocos Region, MIMAROPA, National Capital Region, Northern Mindanao, SOCCSKSARGEN, Zamboanga Peninsula
Tropical Storm Gener (Saola) affected 1,207 barangays, 150 municipalities and 28 cities in 35 provinces across several regions. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council also reported that 190,196 families or 858,534 people have been affected, while 45 people were killed. The total cost of damages to infrastructure was ₱ 116,560,384.00 while the total [...]
TS Sendong breached ‘Ondoy’ record with 957 deaths
December 20, 2011 by CDRC Admin
Filed under Disaster Alerts, Negros, Northern Mindanao, Zamboanga Peninsula
At least 957 people were killed, while 42 others remain missing after floods and landslides brought by Tropical Storm Sendong (international codename: Washi) battered Southern Philippines Friday night (December 16, 2011). Many of those killed were women and children who drowned when rivers swelled in Cagayan de Oro City and Iligan City. Other victims came [...]
Update: 632 dead due to TS ‘Sendong’ (Washi)
December 19, 2011 by CDRC Admin
Filed under Disaster Alerts, Negros, Northern Mindanao, Zamboanga Peninsula
The number of people killed due to Tropical Storm Sendong (International Code: Washi) has increased to 632 as of the latest report (Dec 19, 12nn) from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. At least 82 more people remain missing. Floods and landslides battered Southern Philippines Friday night (December 16, 2011), killing mostly women [...]
