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28Oct

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Philippine town in the shadow of a volcano is hit by landslides it never expected

As a storm pounded his rural home, Raynaldo Dejucos asked his wife and children to stay indoors and keep safe from possible lightning strikes, slippery roads or catching a fever. One thing the 36-year-old didn’t mention was landslides. In the lakeside town of Talisay in the northeastern Philippines, the 40,000 inhabitants have never experienced them in their lifetime. But after leaving home last Thursday (October 24, 2024) to check his fish cages in nearby Lake Taal, an avalanche of mud, boulders and toppled trees cascaded down a steep ridge and buried about a dozen houses, including his. Talisay, about 70 km (43 miles) south of Manila, was one of several towns ravaged by Tropical Storm Trami, the deadliest of 11 storms to hit the Philippines this year. The storm veered towa...

27Oct

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At least 115 dead and missing in massive flooding and landslides in Philippines

A person stands on top of a damaged house after a landslide triggered by Tropical Storm Trami recently struck Talisay, Batangas province, Philippines, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024 | Photo Credit: AP The number of dead and missing in massive flooding and landslides wrought by Tropical Storm Trami in the Philippines has exceeded 100 and the president said Saturday (October 26, 2024) that many areas remained isolated with people in need of rescue. Trami blew away from the northwestern Philippines on Friday (October 25, 2024), leaving at least 81 people dead and 34 others missing in one of the Southeast Asian archipelago’s deadliest and most destructive storms so far this year, the government’s disaster-response agency...

23Oct

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Tropical storm Trami triggers heavy rains and flooding in eastern Philippines – Times of India

Tropical storm Trami triggered heavy rains and flooding in eastern Philippines (Picture credit: AP) Heavy rains triggered by the approaching tropical storm Trami flooded cities and towns in eastern Philippines overnight, trapping people on rooftops and pushing calls for rescue, officials said Wednesday.The government closed public schools and offices across Luzon Island, anticipating the arrival of Trami. The storm, with winds of 85 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 105 km/h, was about 310 kilometers east of Baler, Aurora province.It is expected to make landfall Wednesday night.Thousands have moved to emergency shelters in northeastern provinces, with storm warnings issued for more than two dozen northern and central provinces, including Manila. No fatalities or major injuries have be...