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22 dead or missing in Philippines floods, landslides: govt
Manila (AFP) Aug 3, 2009 Twenty-two people were reported dead or missing and more than 400,000 others were displaced after several days of floods, storms and landslides in the Philippines, rescuers said Monday. A tropical depression that struck the country last weekend left five dead and five others missing from floods and landslides in the central islands of Panay and Negros, the civil defence office here said. The extreme weather also left an old woman and a child missing in a landslide east of Manila, the government agency added. Meanwhile, the Rio Grande and Tamontaka rivers on the southern island of Mindanao burst their banks in Cotabato city and nearby areas after weeks of heavy rain, leaving eight people dead and two missing from floods, it said. The bad weather displaced some 432,000 people, most of them from Mindanao, it added. Share This Article With Planet Earth
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Heavy rains flood Shanghai: state mediaBeijing (AFP) July 31, 2009 The "heaviest rains in 70 years" lashed Shanghai Thursday, flooding 3,000 homes and leaving nearly 2,000 travellers stranded at the city's airports, state media reported. Between 80 to 140 millimetres (three to 5.5 inches) fell in most areas of China's largest city, official news agency Xinhua reported, adding that vehicles had been damaged by falling branches. No casualties were reported. ... read more |
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