Deforestation and Persistent Flooding

Deforestation and persistent flooding

Each year, extensive flooding in the lowland regions affects the personal and economic well-being of millions of Filipinos. For those involved in disaster-reduction strategies and flood-mitigation management, the severity of flooding appears to have worsened in recent decades.In December 2011, just days before Christmas, Tropical Storm Sendong (internationally known as Washi) struck Mindanao, bringing a month's worth of rainfall within hours. Re…

Floods and landslides kill 15 as Philippines hit by nine days of incessant rain

Rain and flooding affects more than 1.3 million people across 10 regions

Habagat causes floods, landslides in several areas

Flooding and landslides have affected several areas in the country as the Southwest Monsoon or Habagat continues to bring heavy rains on Tuesday.

Slow death by drowning

FOR about a week, a large part of the Philippines has been almost continuously drenched by monsoon rains. The situation seems to have been worst in the northwestern part of Luzon, particularly Regions 1, 3, 4A, and the National Capital Region, but other parts of the country have been affected as well. Although news coverage of the spreading, slow-motion calamity was initially muted, for reasons that can only be guessed, reports started to come i…