Some 147,288 people or 29,430 families in 460 barangays have been affected by floods in Regions VII and VIII. Nine people were also confirmed dead due to floods and landslide. The city government of Tacloban and the provincial government of Leyte both declared a state of calamity following massive displacement of affected communities. Leyte and...
Category: Disaster Alerts
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March is fire prevention month
Fire Prevention Month has been observed every year since 1966 per Presidential Proclamation No. 115-A, but fire continues to cause destruction in the lives and properties of thousands of Filipinos. 2011 has just started but CDRC already recorded 27 fire incidents. In 2010, as in previous years, fire outnumbered other disasters. There were 123 recorded...
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2M Filipinos affected by floods, landslides; majority still in need of assistance
Heavy rains along the eastern Philippine seaboard which started in December 2010 have now affected 399, 237 families or 2,001,221 individuals, according to government reports posted on February 1, 2011.
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Military operation in Basilan displaced 1500 families
1,516 families (7,103 persons) from 10 Barangays in Basilan Province are displaced due to an ongoing armed conflict that started January 17,2011, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.