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VITAL CONNECTION This photo, taken on Monday, shows the collapsed portion of Agana Bridge in Tarlac City. The bridge was damaged by strong current along Tarlac River on Saturday, cutting off the ...
News Philippines » Central Luzon » People: Philippines floods: 33 dead, 8 million affected as monsoon rains swamp Central Luzon
Non-stop, monsoon-fed rains caused massive flooding in the Central Luzon area of the Philippines over the weekend, causing “unprecedented suffering” in one of the country’s most populous regions. A ...
News Philippines » Central Luzon » People: Central Luzon residents wade through floods to protest flood-control corruption in the Philippines
MANILA: Around 500 residents, farmers and fisherfolk in Bulacan, Central Luzon on Monday (Aug 31) waded through floodwaters to protest corruption in "flood-control projects." ...
News Philippines » Central Luzon » People: ‘Habagat’ leaves 16 dead in Central Luzon
SAN ANTONIO, ZAMBALES, Philippines — At least five more people died, and four remained missing in separate incidents across Central Luzon amid days of relentless southwest monsoon or “habagat” rains ...
News Philippines » Central Luzon » People: Weeks of Luzon flooding, landslides kill over 30 in the Philippines
At least 8 million people, or 2.3 million families, have been affected across 10 regions. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
News Philippines » Central Luzon » People: Flooding worsens in Central Luzon—OCD
Flooding has worsened in Central Luzon, with 608 barangays now reported flooded across six provinces, according to the latest situation report from the ...
News Philippines » Central Luzon » People: 117 Luzon areas under state of calamity
Flooding worsened across Central Luzon on Monday as 117 local government units and areas were placed under a state of calamity and 608 barangays in six ...
News Philippines » Central Luzon » People: Marcos eyes 5 dams, 100-km dike after Central Luzon floods
MANILA, Philippines — The government plans to build five sabo dams in Nueva Ecija and is studying a roughly 100-kilometer road-dike toward Bataan as part of longer-term efforts to reduce flooding in ...
News Philippines » Central Luzon » People: 178 Luzon areas placed under state of calamity
MANILA, Philippines — Up to 178 cities and municipalities in Luzon including the entire province of Pangasinan have been placed under a state of calamity due to severe flooding spawned by the ...
News Philippines » Central Luzon » People: Flood control projects fail to prevent flooding in Central Luzon
Flood control measures in Central Luzon, including an ongoing river dredging programme for the past seven years and the construction of flood control structures along major waterways, have proved ...