UN asks for more funds to help storm-ravaged Philippines Nov 18, 2009
" onclick="Next();" src="/images/butt_next. 7 million people still displaced or living in areas that remain flooded," the UN's humanitarian affairs office said in a statement. "These areas are likely to remain flooded for another three or four months, putting those affected at serious risk of disease outbreaks. (Channelnewsasia.com)
Laguna Beach to provide lot for overnight stays Nov 9, 2009
More than 100,000 people sought shelter in five province east and south of Manila in the path of Typhoon Mirinae on the main Luzon Island. One river in Laguna province south of Manila overflowed, flooding most of lakeside Santa Cruz town and sending residents clambering onto roofs to escape rising waters, said Mayor Ariel Magcalas. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Latest Philippine Typhoon Proves Deadly Nov 3, 2009
Philippine authorities evacuated more than 115,000 people in nine provinces east and south of the capital in the storm's path on main Luzon Island. Ahead of Saturday's typhoon, millions of devoutly Roman Catholic Filipinos had boarded buses for their home provinces for the Nov. 1 All Saints Day holiday, when people visit cemeteries to pay respects to dead relatives. (KWTX.com, TX)
Fourth storm in Philippines kills at least 14 Nov 2, 2009
As Mirinae slammed into Quezon province northeast of Manila around midnight Friday, Philippine authorities evacuated more than 115,000 people in nine provinces east and south of the capital in the storm's path on main Luzon island, the National Disaster Coordinating Council reported. At its height, its winds were blowing 93 mph and gusting up to 115 mph. (San Francisco Chronicle)
7 Dead as Latest Typhoon Hits Philippines Nov 1, 2009
Philippine authorities evacuated more than 115,000 people in nine provinces east and south of Manila in the storm's path on main Luzon island, the National Disaster Coordinating Council reported. Back-to-back storms in late September and earl 00004000 y October killed more than 900 people, and a third storm then threatened the northern Philippines before veering toward Japan. (CBS News)
4th typhoon in month lashes Philippines; 7 killed Nov 1, 2009
As Mirinae slammed into Quezon province northeast of Manila around midnight Friday, Philippine authorities evacuated more than 115,000 people in nine provinces east and south of the capital in the storm's path on main Luzon island, the National Disaster Coordinating Council reported. At its height, its winds were blowing 93 miles per hour (150 kilometers per hour) and gusting up to 115 mph (185 kph). (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Latest Philippines typhoon turns deadly Nov 1, 2009
As Mirinae slammed into Quezon province northeast of Manila around midnight Friday, Philippine authorities evacuated more than 115,000 people in nine provinces east and south of the capital in the storm's path on main Luzon island, the National Disaster Coordinating Council reported. At its height, its winds were blowing 93 miles per hour and gusting up to 115 mph. (MSNBC -- International)
4th typhoon in month lashes Philippines; 14 killed (Updated) Nov 1, 2009
As Mirinae slammed into Quezon province northeast of Manila around midnight Friday, Philippine authorities evacuated more than 115,000 people in nine provinces east and south of the capital in the storm's path on main Luzon island, the National Disaster Coordinating Council reported. At its height, its winds were blowing 93 miles (150 kilometers) per hour and gusting up to 115 mph (185 kph). (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Typhoon Mirinae on track to hit flooded Manila Oct 31, 2009
Mirinae -- Korean for the Milky Way -- is forecast to make landfall Friday evening in the eastern province of Quezon, sparing the country's rice bowl in the heart of the main Luzon Island before passing south of Manila. "If the center does not pass directly over Manila, we will still surely feel it," said chief government forecaster Nathaniel Cruz. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Storm-hit Philippines faces new deadly typhoon Oct 21, 2009
Lupit is set to be the third major storm in less than a month to pound Luzon island and many areas remain extremely vulnerable to further bad weather with dams already overflowing and soaked soil unable to absorb more rain. Tropical storms Ketsana and Parma claimed nearly 1,000 lives and caused at least 17. (Yahoo! Asia News)
* Troops to be deployed as Lupit brings heavy rains Oct 21, 2009
Although the bureau originally estimated that it would start raining today and that the rain could begin to ease by Sunday, its latest calculations showed that the typhoon would sweep through the northern part of Luzon Island in the Philippines, which is expected to reduce the force of Lupit and further slow its pace. The threat of heavy rain might consequently not be lifted until after Sunday, the bureau said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Lupit Strengthens to Supertyphoon East of Philippines; Evacuations Planned Oct 19, 2009
Lupit was 1,234 kilometers (767 miles) east of Palanan on Luzon island at 8 a.m. Philippines time today, according to the U.S. Navy. The storm was moving north-northwest at 9 kilometers per hour. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Blame game intensifies over Philippines typhoon response Oct 16, 2009
In total, more than 700 people have died and at least 6 million have been displaced, first by tropical storm Ketsana, which reached Manila on Sept. 26, and then by typhoon Parma, which circled for a week over northern Luzon island and inundated communities, roads, and fields in the country's breadbasket ... Small businesses on Luzon island have been hit hard by the floods, which destroyed roads and bridges and washed away corn and rice crops. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Rice imports ordered as costs mount Oct 13, 2009
The typhoons hit the country's main rice-growing areas in the north of Luzon island, destroying 560,000 tonnes of yet-to-be harvested paddy, or 8. 6 percent of the projected fourth quarter output of 6. (AlertNet)
Photo gallery of typhoon aftermath Oct 13, 2009
Typhoon Parma, the strongest typhoon to hit the country since 2006, was north of the main Luzon island and was moving northwest very slowly, the weather bureau said. REUTERS/ Stringer (PHILIPPINES ENVIRONMENT DISASTER) REF: RTXPBJ9_MAIN_PICTURE8. (AlertNet)
Isolated Philippine areas running low on food Oct 12, 2009
It first hit as a typhoon on October 3, exactly one week after tropical storm Ketsana dumped the heaviest rains in more than 40 years on Manila to the south on Luzon island. Ketsana has left 337 people dead, with the death toll from both storms surpassing 630. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Landslides, floods kill over 150 in northern Philippines Oct 10, 2009
Emergency teams, including troops, began clearing major roads in at least 16 northern provinces on the main Luzon island as the skies cleared and floods began to recede, allowing relief workers to gain access to muddied villages and submerged towns. But Baguio City, known as the country's summer capital, in the vegetable-growing mountain province of Benguet 250 km (155 miles) north of the capital, remained totally cut off by boulders and soil loosened by rains brought by Typhoon Parma. (Scientific American)
Six dead as storm hits northern Philippines Oct 9, 2009
Parma had initially struck the country as a typhoon on Saturday, then hovered near the northern tip of Luzon island before moving southwards again, hitting the province of Isabela, the government weather station said. Now weakened to a tropical depression with maximum winds of 55 kilometres (34 miles) per hour, Parma brought heavy rains that caused landslides in the northern mountain province of Benguet. (Yahoo! Asia News)
FACTBOX-Foreign aid for Philippines floods Oct 9, 2009
Widespread flooding in and around Manila two weeks ago and another typhoon last week have killed around 450 people and destroyed more than $258 million in crops and infrastructure on the main Luzon island, said disaster officials. Philippine and U.S. military forces launched joint rescue and relief operations in northern Luzon as landslides and floods cut off the largely agricultural region from the capital Manila. (AlertNet)
Storm drenches flooded Philippines Oct 7, 2009
While it had slightly weakened, Parma remained about 60km off the northwest coast of the main Luzon island, weather officials said. The government warned residents of the region to beware of landslides and more dangerous floods. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Storm Parma brings more rain to flooded northern Philippines Oct 7, 2009
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'Errors' led to flooding in Philippines Oct 6, 2009
Parma, which slammed into northern Luzon island eight days later, ruined vast rice fields. The combined death toll stands at over 300. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Typhoon exits Philippines, heads north; 5 dead Oct 4, 2009
Typhoon Parma, the strongest typhoon to hit the country since 2006, was north of the main Luzon island and moving northwest at 9 km per hour (6 mph), the bureau said. It had weakened, with maximum sustained winds of 120 kph and gusts of up to 150 kph, but authorities in Taiwan have issued a warning to sailors as Parma was likely to enter its southern waters in the next day or two. (Scientific American)
Typhoon Parma kills 15 in the Philippines Oct 4, 2009
Exactly one week after the heaviest rains in more than four decades devastated Manila, killing nearly 300 people, Parma ripped through the north of the Philippines' main Luzon island on Saturday. Many areas in the north remained blacked out and cut off from communication on Sunday as Parma left the country and headed towards the South China Sea, while roads were submerged or littered with fallen trees and toppled power lines. (Yahoo! Asia News)
World Vision Aiding Victims of Typhoon Parma Oct 4, 2009
CAGAYAN PROVINCE -- (The Philippines) -- As Typhoon Parma's devastating winds and rain are moving off the northern coast of Luzon Island, World Vision staff are distributing relief supplies and conducting assessments of survivors' needs. "There are many uprooted trees, as well as down power lines making roads impassable in some areas," says Wilma Lacaden, a member of the Christian organisation's staff in Cagayan Province. (AlertNet)
Asian Economies May Escape From `Almost Unprecedented' Natural Disasters Oct 3, 2009
The government has declared a state of calamity for the Manila metropolitan region and other parts of Luzon island as well as Mindoro island to the south. It is too early to assess the impact on the Philippines economy, said , the International Monetary Funds country representative in the Philippines. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
* Weather bureau warns of heavy rain next week Oct 3, 2009
The typhoon could move over the north of the Philippines Luzon Island or could sweep through the Bashi Channel over the next few days, depending on atmospheric pressure changes over the Pacific, the meteorologists said. Typhoon Melor is further away, moving in a west-northwesterly direction at 15kph. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
* Typhoon Parma puts Philippines on high alert Oct 2, 2009
Ketsana dumped the heaviest rains in four decades on Metro Manila and in surrounding areas on Luzon island, triggering floods that swamped the national capital with up to 6m of water. Ketsana has left 277 dead so far in the Philippines, government figures showed, and killed about 100 more after pounding Vietnam and Cambodia. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Philippines Begins Evacuation to Shelters as Typhoon Parma Heads for Luzon Oct 2, 2009
The Philippine government on Sept. 27 declared a state of calamity for the Manila metropolitan region and other parts of Luzon island as well as Mindoro island to the south. Ketsana smashed into central Vietnam on Sept. 29 as a typhoon with winds of 167 kph, killing at least 99 people. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Typhoon: evacuate, or else Oct 2, 2009
He said the order covers communities in the shorelines of Cagayan province in the north-eastern seaboard of Luzon island, where Typhoon Parma was expected to make landfall on Saturday afternoon. The state weather bureau said Parma was expected to develop into a super typhoon, equivalent to a Category 4 hurricane that could cause widespread damage. (iAfrica.com)
Toll from Typhoon Ketsana climbs Oct 1, 2009
Ketsana, with winds of up to 100km/h (60mph), hit the Philippines early on Saturday, crossing the main northern Luzon island before heading out toward the South China Sea. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Typhoon that lashed Manila kills dozens more in Vietnam Sep 30, 2009
The Philippine government declared a state of calamity for the Manila metropolitan region and other parts of Luzon island as well as Mindoro island to the south. Central Vietnam was hit by rains last week that left 23 people dead or missing, according to a statement on the government s website. (Boston Globe)
Typhoon Ketsana blasts Cambodia Sep 30, 2009
Ketsana, with winds of up to 100km/h (60mph), hit the Philippines early on Saturday, crossing the main northern Luzon island before heading out toward the South China Sea. Officials say more than 40cm (16in) of rain fell on Manila within 12 hours, exceeding the average for the whole month of September. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
* Britain confirms swine flu death Jun 16, 2009
In the Philippines, authorities reported the countrys first cluster of domestic swine flu cases after a group of primary school students were infected in a remote northern village on Luzon island. Eric Tayag, chief of the National Epidemiology Center, said the community level outbreak was declared after 11 children in the village of Hilera were confirmed to have contracted the influenza A(H1N1) virus. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Argentina reports first H1N1 flu death Jun 16, 2009
They will be hit the hardest and take the longest to recover," she told a UN forum on global health. The virus' geographic spread was highlighted on Monday when the Solomon Islands, a remote archipelago in the South Pacific, reported its first suspected case. In Australia, the government said it was ready to ratchet up its H1N1 flu alert as the national tally hit 1,458 cases. Health Minister Nicola Roxon said the whole country would soon move to the "sustain" phase, Australia's second-highest,... (Channelnewsasia.com)
Storm death toll in Philippines jumps to 36 May 11, 2009
Typhoon Chan-Hom, the fifth to hit the country this year, slammed into the northern Philippines on Friday and destroyed roads and bridges, tore up power lines, and damaged rice growing areas on the main Luzon island. It was earlier estimated that 15 people were killed. (Scientific American)
Typhoon death toll reaches 36 in Philippines May 10, 2009
In its latest bulletin released early Sunday, the National Disaster Coordinating Council said the typhoon, locally known as Emong, weakened into a low pressure area on Saturday night, spotted at 890 kilometers east of the Northern Luzon island. The disaster relief authorities said 4,142 persons of 822 families are still housed in temporary evacuation centers as their houses and villages were badly hit by flash floods and strong winds. (Xinhuanet, China)
* World News Quick Take May 9, 2009
The typhoon blew out into the Philippine Sea off the northeast coast of Luzon island early yesterday after unleashing landslides, floods, and power cuts across the north. Among the worst-hit areas was the mountain town of Kiangan, where nine villagers were crushed to death by large boulders that rolled down slopes on Thursday night, Olive Luces of the civil defense office said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Aid rushed to 64,000 Philippine typhoon survivors May 9, 2009
The typhoon blew out into the Philippine Sea off the northeast coast of Luzon island early Friday after unleashing landslides, floods, and power cuts across the north of the country. It destroyed more than 7,000 houses and the strong winds and flooding displaced more than 64,000 people, the government said. (Yahoo! Asia News)
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Typhoon hammers Philippines, kills 20 May 5, 2009
The weather bureau said Typhoon Kujira was centered off the coast of the southeastern province of Catanduanes in Luzon island and was slowly moving to the northeast, with maximum sustained winds of 120 kph near the centre. (To view full report click on www. (AlertNet)
Storms leave 20 dead in Philippines May 4, 2009
Storms lashed the eastern Bicol region and the southern fringe of Luzon island at the weekend, displacing nearly 50,000 people in five provinces, the Civil Defense Office said. Some parts of the eastern provinces of Catanduanes, Sorsogon, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur and Albay remain flooded. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Metallum Resources Inc. Announces Proposed Business Combination with Solfotara Mining Corporation Mar 1, 2009
A fourth property, the Kilong-Olao Property, also on Luzon island, comprises 24,587 hectares and covers two known copper porphyry deposits, as well as several small scale gold mining camps. The first copper porphyry received 5,951 meteres of drilling by Marcopper Mining Corporation during the early 1970's whereby an initial resource of 50,000,000 tonnes grading about 0. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
