Tag: landslides
Pacquiao vows help for Typhoon Pablo victims
LAS VEGAS, Dec 7 (Mabuhay) — Manny Pacquiao has pledged support for the victims of Typhoon Pablo has left a quarter million homeless and killed over 470 people. “I am aware of what is going on, and my prayers are with the people of the Philippines,” Pacquiao said. “I have people who are monitoring the [...]
310 evacuated as landslide hits Subic
MANILA, Aug 2011 (Mabuhay) – A total of 76 families or 310 people were evacuated after a landslide caused by heavy rain hit Subic town in Zambales province Friday. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said the incident occurred at 10:30 a.m. at Asinan village in Subic. “A total of 310 persons [...]
One dead as typhoon skirts Philippines
MANILA, May 27, 2011 (AFP) – One person died in the Philippines as typhoon Songda brought floods and triggered landslides that cut off roads across the country, rescuers said Friday. The eye of the storm passed to the north of the Philippines early Friday, sparing the country a direct hit, the government’s National Disaster Risk [...]
