TS Sendong breached ‘Ondoy’ record with 957 deaths

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 from [...]

Update: 632 dead due to TS ‘Sendong’ (Washi)

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 and [...]

‘Sendong’ devastates Southern Philippines

At least 332 people were killed, while many others (281) 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 the river swelled in Cagayan de Oro City. Other victims came from nearby [...]

“Pedring” lashes Luzon

Typhoon Pedring (International Name: Nesat), which entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility on September 25, 2011, left 35,273 families or 171, 570 persons affected.
At least 20 people were killed, 14 injured and 35 missing in the National Capital Region, and the provinces of La Union, Cagayan, Bulacan, Zambales, Pampanga, Rizal, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes and Ifugao.
All [...]

Typhoon Mina batters Northern Luzon

Typhoon Mina (Nanmadol) left 80,908 families affected in 17 provinces in 7 regions in the Philippines.
Mina started out as a Low Pressure Area in the Visayas Region on August 21, and gradually developed into a typhoon on August 25 as it moved westward towards Northern Luzon. It finally moved out of the Philippine Area of [...]

“Juaning” leaves 41 dead; 24 missing

Forty-one dead, at least 24 missing, 40 injured, PhP110 million in agricultural losses, PhP1 billion in infrastructure damages, and 158,144 families or 790,601 persons affected. This was the toll left by typhoon Nock-ten, locally called ‘Juaning’, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council’s report dated July 29, 2011.
‘Juaning’ intensified into a tropical [...]

1.1 million people affected by “Falcon”

Heavy rains due to tropical storm “Falcon” (international name Meari) caused flooding in different areas in the National Capital Region and nearby regions in the Philippines.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Falcon affected at least 231,542 families or 1,103,428 people in 698 baranggays, 69 municipalities, 21 cities and four regions as [...]

10 provinces in Central Mindanao inundated by floods

Flash Floods, due to incessant rainfall caused the overflow of 11 rivers in Central Mindanao, namely Bulatukan River in Davao del Sur, Pulangui River in North Cotabato, Pagalungan River, Simuay River, Rio Grande de Mindanao, and Tunggol River all in Bukidnon, Paquibato River in Davao City, and Lasang River in Davao del Norte.
From May 5 [...]

11 towns in Central Mindanao inundated by floods

Heavy rains that started on the first week of June caused floods in Central Mindanao affecting 11 towns of Maguindanao and Cotabato City.
The unceasing blockade of almost 8 hectares water hyacinth in Rio Grande De Mindanao caused the water in the river to rise and submerge majority of barangays in Cotabato City and nearby municipalities. [...]

Update: Tropical Storm Bebeng leaves 24 dead

Tropical Storm Bebeng, which made landfall over Catanduanes last Sunday (May 8), left 24 people dead, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said.
The NDRRMC reported that 33,034 families or 173,915 persons were affected in 237 barangays of 31 municipalities, 5 cities, and 10 provinces. Some 313 families or 1,449 persons were also [...]

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