Mobile facility ensures safe delivery of baby in typhoon-hit town - Philippines reliefweb.int - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from reliefweb.int Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
FIRE PREVENTION. Firemen join the Fire Prevention Month activity in Tacloban City despite heavy rainfall Wednesday morning (March 1, 2023). Despite the weather disturbance, officials led by the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) held a motorcade around the city and an opening program at the Rizal Park here to drumbeat the month-long intensified fire safety drive. (Photo courtesy of BFP) TACLOBAN CITY - Eastern Visayas opened the Fire Prevention Month activities on Wednesday with a heavy downpour due to the northeast monsoon affecting the region. Despite the weather disturbance, officials led by the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) held a motorcade around the city and an opening program at the Rizal Park here to drumbeat the monthlong intensified fire safety drive. During the regional kickoff, BFP Eastern Visayas regional director Chief Supt. Adel Bautista said they have activities lined up this month and will push through regardless of the weather. "Series of activities in the region
BAD WEATHER. A satellite image showing the track of Tropical Depression Agaton was issued on Saturday (April 9, 2022). The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) has called on local government units in Eastern Visayas to stay alert for possible flash floods and landslides.(PAGASA image) TACLOBAN CITY - The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) has called on local government units in Eastern Visayas to stay alert for possible flash floods and landslides due to Tropical Depression Agaton. In an advisory issued on Saturday, the RDRRMC urged local authorities to continuously monitor for updates on this weather disturbance. "The tropical depression is expected to bring cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Possible impacts include flash floods or landslides during moderate to at times heavy rains," the RDRRMC said. Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 has been raised over Eastern Samar, Dinagat Islands, Siarg
FLOODING. A flooded rice farm near a major road in Abuyog, Leyte in this Dec. 31, 2021 photo. Some villages in Abuyog town have been included in the list of areas prone to flooding and landslide this week due to a low pressure area affecting Eastern Visayas region. (Photo courtesy of Maria Cielo Cagasan) TACLOBAN CITY - At least 611 villages in Eastern Visayas (Region 8) have been warned of possible flooding and landslides due to low pressure area (LPA), the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) reported on Tuesday. MGB Region 8 senior geologist Rodrigo Jay Miralles said the list of highly susceptible villages released on January 24 has been shared with local government units to facilitate planning activities. "This does not mean that the entire village (is) prone to flooding or landslide. There is only a certain part of the village that is at risk," Miralles said in a phone interview. Of the 611 villages, 490 are in Eastern Samar, 64 in Northern Samar, 53 in Southern Leyte, and