The Philippines is one of the world’s most disaster-prone countries. One third of its population of 94.9 million people live below the poverty line and are vulnerable to the typhoons, floods, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions that plague the country.
In 2011, there were 21 natural disasters in the Philippines. They...
Time is ticking for international aid organizations in the Philippines, as thousands of people made homeless by flash floods urgently seek new accommodation.
It is nearly three weeks since Tropical Storm Washi brought 10 solid hours of torrential rain, causing a three-metre wall of water, mud and logs to cascade down the...
2011 has been a deeply challenging year for millions of people around the world - and stretched the capacity of humanitarian aid organisations to the limit. An earthquake and tsunami in Japan, drought and famine in the Horn of Africa, and flooding in Central America, Pakistan and Southeast Asia, highlighted the...
On the night of 16 December, flash floods devastated northern Mindanao, in the southern Philippines, killing hundreds of people while they slept – and forcing more than 300,000 people to flee their ravaged homes.
Most of the victims were still asleep when floodwaters cascaded from the mountains, after 12 hours of...
Aid agencies appealed today for US$28.6 million to help nearly half a million people struggling to rebuild their lives in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Washi in the southern Filipino island of Mindanao.
“The first priority is to help those who are displaced as a result of the floods. People urgently need shelter and...
26 April 2012 - 4:13pmThe Philippines is one of the world’s most disaster-prone countries. One third of its population of 94.9 million people live below the poverty line and are vulnerable to the typhoons, floods, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions that plague the country. In 2011, there were 21 natural disasters in the Philippines. They...
5 January 2012 - 1:06pmTime is ticking for international aid organizations in the Philippines, as thousands of people made homeless by flash floods urgently seek new accommodation. It is nearly three weeks since Tropical Storm Washi brought 10 solid hours of torrential rain, causing a three-metre wall of water, mud and logs to cascade down the...
30 December 2011 - 2:11pm2011 has been a deeply challenging year for millions of people around the world - and stretched the capacity of humanitarian aid organisations to the limit. An earthquake and tsunami in Japan, drought and famine in the Horn of Africa, and flooding in Central America, Pakistan and Southeast Asia, highlighted the...
24 December 2011 - 3:11pmOn the night of 16 December, flash floods devastated northern Mindanao, in the southern Philippines, killing hundreds of people while they slept – and forcing more than 300,000 people to flee their ravaged homes. Most of the victims were still asleep when floodwaters cascaded from the mountains, after 12 hours of...
22 December 2011 - 3:19pmAid agencies appealed today for US$28.6 million to help nearly half a million people struggling to rebuild their lives in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Washi in the southern Filipino island of Mindanao. “The first priority is to help those who are displaced as a result of the floods. People urgently need shelter and...