Activists plant trees in Mali but residents strip them for firewood. They say there’s no choice
Activists are planting trees in an effort to protect disappearing forests in Mali, but residents are cutting and selling ...
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Bicol disaster council readies response clusters for 'Pepito'
The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council in Bicol region (RDRRMC 5) is now preparing for the possible ...
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‘Life-threatening’ Marce makes Cagayan landfall
Typhoon Marce made landfall over Santa Ana in Cagayan yesterday afternoon, uprooting trees and sending building materials ...
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More than aesthetics: How art helps heal the trauma of storm survivors
Dee Jai, an artist from Bicol, quietly observed a group of kids deeply engrossed in their artworks, oblivious to the thick ...
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Death toll from Trami approaches 100 in Philippines
In the hardest-hit Bicol region, residents trapped on the roofs ... Reporters who visited the province on Friday saw roads blocked by felled trees, vehicles half-submerged in mud and homes ...
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Signal No. 1 likely in Cagayan Valley, Bicol region due to Tropical Storm Leon
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said that it would likely raise Signal No. 1 in some areas in Cagayan Valley and the ...
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Philippine rescuers battle floodwaters to reach stranded
In the hardest-hit Bicol region, residents trapped on the roofs ... visited the province on Friday saw roads blocked by felled trees, vehicles half-submerged in mud and homes severely damaged ...
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Landslide buries village in Batangas; 14 dead Kristine death toll surges to 46
In the Bicol region alone, the estimated cost of damage ... Pangasinan police provincial office reported three persons were injured when a tree fell on their house due to strong winds caused ...
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Tropical storm leaves towns submerged, 76 dead in Philippines
"Many are still trapped on the roofs of their homes and asking for help," Andre Dizon, police director for the hard-hit Bicol region ... roads blocked by felled trees, vehicles half-submerged ...
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26 dead in Bicol Region due to 'Kristine' onslaught
The NDRRMC said it also recorded 207 flooded areas, mostly in Bicol Region, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, and Mimaropa; 10 fallen trees; 19 landslide incidents; 1,402 damaged houses and two maritime ...
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Tropical storm leaves 24 dead in Philippines flooding
More than 1,000 houses were damaged, mostly in the Bicol region, and nearly 300 roads and bridges were not passable due to flooding, landslides or toppled trees, the government’s disaster ...
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Rescuers race to reach the stranded
“As of 7am, we have 20 dead (throughout the Bicol region),” regional ... was killed by a falling tree branch. Storms and typhoons are common around the region at this time of year.