Showing posts with label Mindanao. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mindanao. Show all posts

Tuesday, 22 January 2013

Storms and Floods

Flooding in Mindanao, Philippines


-Three killed and 2 others missing due to flooding in Mindanao region of the Philippines.


-Fatalities are from Misamis Oriental and San Miguel village in Tagum City.


-Floods have affected around 27,000 people in Davao del Norte, ComVal, and some villages in Davao City.


-Roads and bridges in Davao del Norte and Davao Oriental were also impassable.


-Davao city has declared 15 areas under a state of calamity (emergency) granting PHP 53.5 million in calamity funds.


Mindanao


 


Tropical Cyclone Garry


-As of 12:00 UTC, TC Garry was located 200 nm north-northwest of Pago Pago, American Samoa.


-Samoa has issued warnings for the whole country.


-Cyclone Garry is forecast to pass within 96 km of Tutuila, the main island of American Samoa.


Tropical Cyclone Oswald


-As of 12:00 UTC, TC Oswald was located 90 nm east-northeast of Mornington Island, Australia.


-Oswald, a category 1 cyclone formed in the southeastern Gulf of Carpentaria.


-A cyclone warning is in place for coastal communities from Karumba to the tip of Cape York, including Mornington Island. Oswald is forecast to make landfall between Weipa and Kowanyama.


Monsoon Floods in Jakarta


-Death toll from the recent Jakarta monsoon floods has risen to 26 people.


-The floods have displaced more than 100,000 people.


Six Die in Limpopo Floods


-Six people have died after the Limpopo river in northern South Africa burst its banks.


-The river, being the boundary between Zimbabwe and South Africa is crossed on foot by Zimbabwean economic refugees to gain illegal entry to South Africa - seeking a better life for themselves and their families.

Sunday, 25 November 2012

Storms and Floods

Tropical Cyclone Boldwin forms southeast of Diego Garcia in the central Indian Ocean. No threat to land.


Flash floods affect 17,823 people in 48 villages in 11 towns in Compostela Valley, Davao del Norte and Davao Oriental, Mindanao in the Philippines.


Torrential rains caused flooding in 16 urban villages in 5 sub-districts in East Jakarta, Indonesia.


Tornado touched down in the Darling Downs in western Queenland, Australia.


Queensland tornado

Thursday, 22 November 2012

Storms and Floods

Water spout [or sea tornado] seen at Batemans Bay, in New South Wales, Australia on Sunday.


Waterspout


 


More than 2 000 people were evacuated as relentless rains brought floods to eight towns in three provinces in southern Mindanao, in the Philippines. Two children were reported dead in the floods, which hit the provinces of Davao del Norte, Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental.


The US Pacific Northwest is hit by a fierce storm bringing heavy rains and strong winds which swamped streets, toppled trees and large trucks, cutting power to nearly 50,000 homes.


Flash flood in Bahrain after Heavy rainfall caused flooding in Isa Town, Sanabis, Manama and Riffa regions of Bahrain.


Heavy rain continues to cause floods in the Midlands and South West of England. The British Environment Agency has issued 74 flood warnings in the South West and the Midlands and 113 flood alerts across the rest of the country. The villages of Yealmpton and Tamerton Foliot in Devon are worst hit. Schools have been closed in Worcestershire, Devon and Gloucestershire. Flooding at Tiverton Parkway and Birmingham New Street disrupted rail services in Gloucester, Bristol Temple Meads, Taunton, Yeovil, Exeter, Birmingham International, Coventry, Great Malvern and Hereford. Bus services in both Bristol and Somerset were also either cancelled or diverted. Heavy rainfall caused flooding around Rugby area. Two people were injured in Pailton. Following Warwickshire Police, Lawford road near Church Lawford has completely flooded. Mudslide also reported in Barby Lane near Rugby.


English Floods

Monday, 19 November 2012

Earthquakes

5.9, 5.2, 5.1 and 5.0 Earthquakes hit New Britain, Papua New Guinea.


5.4 Earthquake hits east of the South Sandwich Islands.


5.3 Earthquake hits south-east of Easter Island.


5.2 Earthquake hits Mindanao in the Philippines.


5.0 Earthquake hits south of Java.

Saturday, 3 November 2012

Earthquakes

6.4 Earthquake hits Mindanao in the Philippines.


5.5 Earthquake hits the Philippine Islands region.


5.5 Earthquake hits the central mid-atlantic ridge.


5.1 Earthquake hits near the east coast of Honshu, Japan.


5.0 Earthquake hits the northern Mariana Islands.


5.0 Earthquake hits the Talaud Islands, Indonesia.

Tuesday, 2 October 2012

Earthquakes

6.2 Earthquake hits near the east coast of Honshu, Japan - the site of the 9.0 Great Earthquake and Tsunami.


5.3 and 5.2 Aftershocks hit near the east coast of Honshu, Japan.


5.5 Earthquake hits offshore Jalisco, mexico.


5.3 and 5.1 Earthquakes hit Tonga.


5.1 Earthquake hits Mindanao in the Philippines.


5.0 Earthquake hits Fiji.

Monday, 24 September 2012

Earthquakes

5.5 Earthquake hits Tonga.


5.5 Earthquake hits south of the Mariana Islands.


5.2 Earthquake hits Mindanao in the Philippines.


4.9 Earthquake hits the Ascension Islands region.


4.9 Earthquake hits the Philippine Islands region.

Friday, 21 September 2012

Earthquakes

5.7 Earthquake hits the Fiji Islands region.


5.4 and 4.8 Earthquakes hit Mindanao in the Philippines.


5.3 Earthquake hits Tarapaca, Chile.


5.2 Earthquake hits Kepulauan Batu in Indonesia.


5.0 Earthquake hits the northern Molucca Sea.


5.0 Earthquake hits the central Mediterranean Sea.


5.0 Earthquake hits the New Britain region, Papua New Guinea.


5.0 Earthquake hits the Philippine Islands.


4.9 Earthquake hits the Solomon Islands.

Monday, 3 September 2012

Earthquakes

5.8 Earthquake hits Mindanao in the Philippines.


5.0 Earthquake hits the Andreanof Islands in the Aleutian Islands off Alaska.


5.0 and 4.9 Aftershocks hit the Philippine Islands. A total of 271 aftershocks have hit the region following the major 7.6 Earthquake that hit Friday.


4.9 Earthquake hits Mindanao in the Philippines.


4.9 Earthquake hits south of Java, Indonesia.


4.9 Earthquake hits the Pacific-Antarctic ridge.

Thursday, 5 July 2012

Earthquakes

5.4 Earthquake hits Mindanao in the Philippines.

5.1 Earthquake hits the Izu Islands off Japan.

5.1 Earthquake hits the small island of Auquilla, part of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean.

 

Saturday, 16 June 2012

Earthquakes

5.6 Earthquake hits in the Molucca Sea.

5.5 Earthquake hits Mindanao in the Philippines.

5.4 Earthquake hits northern Xinjiang in China.

5.3 Earthquake hits the Bismarck Sea.

5.2 Earthquake hits Taiwan.

4.0 Earthquake hits Orange County, California, USA.