Torrential rains have pounded the Philippine capital of Manila, flooding half the city, triggering a deadly landslide and forcing more than 250,000 people to flee their homes. Monsoon rains left floodwaters neck-deep in some parts of Manila, where residents Tuesday piled into rescue boats while others watched from rooftops. The landslide, in a northern suburb […]
Torrential Rains Bring Major Flooding, Deadly Landslide to Philippines
Posted August 7th, 2012 at 6:00 am (UTC-5)
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Torrential Rains Bring Major Flooding, Deadly Landslide to Philippines
Posted August 7th, 2012 at 3:25 am (UTC-5)
Torrential rains have pounded the already soaked Philippine capital of Manila and surrounding areas, triggering a deadly landslide and sending tens of thousands of people to leave their homes for shelters. The monsoon rains left floodwaters neck-deep in some parts of Manila, where residents piled into rescue boats while others watched from rooftops. The flooding […]
UN: Tens of Thousands Without Drinking Water in N.Korea
Posted August 2nd, 2012 at 6:05 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations says a series of devastating floods has left tens of thousands of North Korean families without clean water and at risk of a disease outbreak. In a report Thursday, the U.N. and several aid agencies said two weeks of torrential rains have caused floods that have contaminated drinking water wells and washed […]
Japan Begins Cleanup After Record Rains, Flooding
Posted July 16th, 2012 at 5:10 am (UTC-5)
Residents of southwestern Japan are returning home after four days of record rainfall that caused massive flooding. Hundreds of thousands of people on the island of Kyushu began to clean up Monday, as the death toll from flooding and landslides reached at least 27. Sunday, Japanese troops airlifted supplies to more than 3,000 thousand people […]
Torrential Rains Strand Thousands in Japan
Posted July 15th, 2012 at 6:05 pm (UTC-5)
Japanese troops have airlifted supplies to thousands of people who remain cut off by floods and mudslides triggered by days of torrential rains that have killed at least 26 people. More than 3,000 people are stranded in Fukuoka prefecture, southwestern Japan. More than 90 millimeters of rain an hour fell in Kyoto prefecture in western […]
Putin Demands Answers After Deadly Floods
Posted July 8th, 2012 at 4:20 pm (UTC-5)
Russian President Vladimir Putin demanded answers Sunday after severe flooding in southern Russia killed more than 150 people. “I have asked the head of Russia’s Investigative Committee to come here, the Investigative Committee will check the actions of all the officials, how the notification (of people) went, when the news came in, when it could […]
Putin Demands Answers After Deadly Floods
Posted July 8th, 2012 at 4:10 pm (UTC-5)
Russian President Vladimir Putin demanded answers Sunday after severe flooding in southern Russia killed more than 150 people. “I have asked the head of Russia’s Investigative Committee to come here, the Investigative Committee will check the actions of all the officials, how the notification (of people) went, when the news came in, when it could […]
Russian Flood Toll Hits 150; Putin Orders Investigation
Posted July 8th, 2012 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
The death toll rose to at least 150 on Sunday from severe flooding in southern Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the region and ordered an investigation into whether a slow response by officials in Krasnodar could have contributed to the deaths. State television showed Mr. Putin speaking with emergency ministry officials, who assured him […]
Putin Orders Investigation of Flood Response
Posted July 8th, 2012 at 3:25 am (UTC-5)
Russian President Vladimir Putin inspected a flood-ravaged area in southern Russia Saturday and ordered an investigation into whether a slow response by local officials in Krasnodar could have contributed to the deaths of more than 144 people. State television showed Mr. Putin speaking with emergency ministry officials, who assured him the flood was not caused […]
Putin Orders Investigation of Flood Response
Posted July 8th, 2012 at 12:10 am (UTC-5)
Russian President Vladimir Putin inspected a flood-ravaged area in the southern Krasnodarsky Krai region Saturday and ordered an investigation into whether a slow response by local officials could have contributed to the deaths of more than 134 people. State television showed Mr. Putin speaking with emergency ministry officials, who assured him the flood was not […]
