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...
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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...
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Photo Gallery: Mercy Relief Project in Visayas and Mindanao
The 9-month project of CDRC with Mercy Relief ended in January this year. CDRC and its Regional Centers (PCDR, PB, DIRECT and CPRS) successfully implemented the two main components of the project: Community-based Risk Management, and Community-based Natural Resource Management and Food Security. Activities ranging from trainings to tree planting were launched in five provinces,...
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CDRC conducts Disaster Information System and Advocacy Training in Panay and Negros
CDRC, in partnership with Center for People’s Resources and Services (CPRS), Panay Center for Disaster Response (PCDR), Panday Bulig Inc., and Disaster Response Center (Direct), conducted a series of trainings on Disaster Information System and Advocacy in Iloilo, Panay Island and Bacolod City, Negros Occidental under the project: “Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation for Flood and...