Tag: Natural Disasters

The Catholic Church in the country has declared December 25, Christmas Day, and December 26 as “National Days of Prayer”

More than a hundred people are believed to have died due to the typhoon while more than 1.8 million were affected by its impact

Heavy downpours since Friday have caused rivers to overflow, submerging many urban areas and cutting off major roads

The toll was likely to rise as disaster agencies assessed the full extent of the death and destruction across the vast archipelago

More than 300,000 people fled their homes and beachfront resorts as Typhoon Odette ravaged the southern and central Philippines

More than 300,000 people had sought emergency shelter as the typhoon charged across the Pacific Ocean and smashed into the country

Volunteer groups save the day in Assam’s flood-ravaged villages

The typhoon is expected to sweep across the Visayas, and Mindanao and Palawan islands before emerging Saturday over the South China Sea

Humanitarian groups distributed about four million pesos to 2,650 families in 40 villages in several towns as pre-disaster cash aid

The weather bureau warned that the severe tropical storm will gradually intensify as it enters the Philippines on Tuesday evening