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Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, March 25
JAKARTA -- One was killed and nine others, including children, went missing after a landslide struck a village in the Indonesian province of West Java on Sunday, a local official said Monday. The disaster took place in Cibenda village in West Bandung regency on Sunday after torrential rain reportedly poured over the area for around two hours. (Indonesia-Landslide) - - - - SYDNEY -- Local media repo.....»»
Amparo steps in to replace Andales for the IBF world title bout in Japan
CEBU CITY, Philippines — In a surprising turn of events, world-ranked Jake “El Bambino” Amparo of the PMI Bohol Boxing Stable stepped in as a last-minute replacement for countryman ArAr Andales in facing the reigning International Boxing Federation (IBF) world minimumweight champion Ginjiro Shigeoka on March 31 in Nagoya, Japan. This was confirmed by PMI.....»»
Think again before buying bunnies as Easter gifts
SAN DIEGO – With Easter just a week away, animal rescue groups in Southern California are urging people not to buy rabbits as holiday gifts for children. They said that what begins as a well-meaning gesture often leads to abandoned animals when the novelty wears off and families realize they’re not equipped to properly care.....»»
Mandaue to host 7th International Cat Show 2024
CONSOLACION, Cebu – Mandaue City is set to host the 7th International Cat Show 2024 for the second time, supported by the World Cat Federation (WCF) and the Society of Feline Enthusiasts of the Philippines (SFEPI) with the Island Rescue Organization (IRO) as the beneficiary. This two-day cat show will be held on April 13-14.....»»
Executioner
Earlier this week, Trump adviser Peter Navarro finally stepped into jail......»»
Flood control structure erected in Brgy. Casab-ahan
A flood control structure built along Gandara River in Brgy. Casab-ahan has already been completed according to the Department of Public Works and Highways Samar First District Engineering Office......»»
Filipino batters welcome baseball and softball return in 2028 Olympics
Baseball and softball will make a return to the Olympics in Los Angeles, United States in 2028......»»
Tall order for Philippines batters
No less than World No. 1 Japan will be the Philippines’ first opponent in its comeback to men’s baseball at the Asian Games after a 17-year sit-out but Philippine Amateur Baseball Association secretary-general Pepe Muñoz said yesterday it will be a battle regardless of the odds......»»
Typhoon ‘Goring’ batters 2.3K families, Cagayan Valley infra damage now at P40M
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said a total of 2,302 families or 7,919 individuals residing in six regions have been badly affected by the onslaught of Typhoon “Goring” as of Monday. The latest data from NDRRMC showed that the storm has prompted the evacuation of affected families from 93 barangays in the Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Western Visayas and the Cordillera Administrative Region. Of the number, 538 individuals equivalent to 1,948 persons are now being sheltered in 53 activated evacuation centers while another 107 families or 359 persons are being aided outside. No casualties due to "Goring" have so far been recorded. No major communication interruptions were reported, while 16 areas in the Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, and Mimaropa have experienced power outages—10 of which have already been restored. Calabarzon is currently experiencing water supply interruption. The Office of the Civil Defense said some P2.37 billion of disaster funds and prepositioned relief items are now on standby. The NDRRMC also reported P40 million in damage to infrastructure within the Cagayan Valley. The post Typhoon ‘Goring’ batters 2.3K families, Cagayan Valley infra damage now at P40M appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Raging storm batters northern China
Heavy rains battered northern China on Monday, washing away cars and inundating subway stations, with millions of people in Beijing and its surrounding areas warned by authorities to stay at home. Deadly storm Doksuri has swept northwards over the country since Friday, when it hit southern Fujian province after scything through the Philippines as a typhoon. Hundreds of bus services in the capital were suspended, according to state news agency Xinhua, while the city government issued the highest flood warning for the suburban Dashihe River. Chen Hong, a resident of the southern Fengtai district, shared footage with AFP that showed a parked van half-submerged in fast-flowing brown water on Monday morning as the rain continued to fall. Residents in Chen's neighborhood cleared mud outside their homes with shovels during a brief respite from the near-continuous downpour. "Once it starts raining the road turns into a drain, and there's water on the first floor inside houses," said Chen, 52. "The houses here are all old houses, so there are definitely concerns about safety," she added. A section of road surface in the outer Fangshan district caved in under rising water, local media reported. Social media users uploaded footage of vehicles swept away by muddy torrents and thoroughfares turned into rapids on the outskirts of the city. In one clip posted on Monday on the Instagram-like Xiaohongshu platform and geolocated by AFP, murky water can be seen swamping a large intersection in the outer Mentougou district next to high-rise apartment blocks. And rainwater appeared to leak onto a subway platform in western Beijing's university district in another Xiaohongshu video from Sunday that was geolocated by AFP. Extreme weather The streets of central Beijing were quieter than usual on Monday morning as residents heeded official recommendations to work from home, with only a handful of delivery drivers braving pools of water seen in usually packed bike lanes. The governments of Beijing and neighboring Hebei province renewed red alerts for rainstorms on Monday. China has been experiencing extreme weather conditions and posting record temperatures this summer, events that scientists say are being exacerbated by climate change. Experts have warned that the ongoing downpour could prompt even worse flooding than in July 2012, when 79 people died and tens of thousands were evacuated, according to local media. An average of 170.9 millimeters of rain inundated Beijing in 40 hours between Saturday night and noon on Monday, the Beijing Meteorological Bureau said. That is nearly equivalent to the average rainfall for the entire month of July, according to official records. The post Raging storm batters northern China appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Typhoon ‘Doksuri’ batters China
Typhoon “Doksuri” battered southeastern China with high winds and rains on Friday. The storm’s winds clocked 175 kilometers per hour off the coast of Fujian province around 10 a.m., Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said. State news agency Xinhua reported more than 416,000 people in Fujian had been evacuated for safety. The national weather observatory categorized it as most severe in its four-tier system on Friday to warn the public of its potential danger to life and property. China’s National Meteorological Center also renewed an orange alert for rainstorms across broad swathes of the country, effective from 2 p.m. Friday until 2 p.m. Saturday. Local governments and transport authorities were advised to take precautions as drainage systems and roads are expected to be impacted by heavy rains, Xinhua reported. Pictures shared on social media showed huge gusts of wind pummelling residential tower blocks on Friday in Jinjiang, a county-level urban area south of the city of Quanzhou. Live footage broadcast by CCTV showed a reporter wading through flooded streets flanked by several downed trees, warning viewers in the area to stay home except in emergencies. Videos of colossal waves crashing over embankments and howling winds whipping through urban areas were posted to the social media platform Weibo by the state-backed People’s Daily. The powerful typhoon is expected to continue moving in a northwestern direction over central China as its intensity gradually weakens. But Xinhua reported that the storm-level gales would affect “coastal regions of Taiwan, Fujian, Zhejiang and Guangdong, among others” until 8 a.m. on Saturday. “Doksuri” left 13 dead and 21 missing in the Philippines earlier. WITH AFP The post Typhoon ‘Doksuri’ batters China appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Uruguay scrambles for potable water
Workers in Montevideo, Uruguay are frantically laying pipes between two rivers so one can replenish the other, and digging for underground water wells as the city grapples with severe water shortage due to drought. For weeks already, the 1.8 million residents of the Montevideo metropolitan area — home to more than half the South American country’s total population — have switched en masse to bottled water for drinking and some cooking. Water from the capital’s main source — the Santa Lucia River — has had to be increasingly augmented with brackish water from the River Plate, an estuary on the Atlantic Ocean. 'Some people take eight, 12 large bottles (between six and 10 liters) at a time each.' But the estuary itself has had less fresh water input from the Uruguay and Parana rivers, which both start in Brazil, as the worst drought in decades batters parts of South America. Thus, 13.3 kilometers of pipe are being laid to transfer freshwater from the San Jose River to the Santa Lucia River State-owned water company OSE is also building a dam and a pumping station on the San Jose River. Meanwhile, at Montevideo's Batlle Park, a well recently drilled by OSE to extract groundwater produces about 30,000 liters per hour, which are distributed in tankers to hospitals. Pending the completion of the river pipes and other underground water wells, Montevideo’s residents use bottled water for drinking and cooking as water flowing from the tap is not potable. Pregnant women and those with high blood pressure — almost a third of the Uruguayan population according to the World Health Organization — as well as those with chronic kidney disease, heart and liver problems should avoid it, Public Health Minister Karina Rando warned. Since the beginning of July, the government has made available two liters of bottled water a day for each of the more than 500,000 low-income residents of Montevideo. For those who can afford to buy their own, it has eliminated value added tax. Nevertheless, the contingency is costing Uruguayans a lot, if it is still available in the supermarket. Vendor Nicolas Perez, 40, said bottled water was flying off the shelves. “Some people take eight, 12 large bottles (between six and 10 liters) at a time each,” he said. “Some businesses take up to 20” per day. The post Uruguay scrambles for potable water appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Inflation storm batters Cemex Q1 earnings
Cemex Holdings Philippines, Inc. stumbled into a net loss in the first quarter as price pressures pared its earnings haul......»»
Paeng batters Metro Manila before exit
Several neighborhoods in towns and cities just outside Manila remained under water after the storm raked across the main island of Luzon overnight, cutting power supplies and inflicting damage......»»
Castillo petmalu kontra Chicago
KINURYENTE ni Luis Castillo ang 11 batters sa loob ng six shutout innings para ihatid ang Cincinnati Reds sa 5-3 win kontra Chicago Cubs nitong Martes. The post Castillo petmalu kontra Chicago first appeared on Abante......»»
Storm Elsa batters Cuba as it heads toward Florida Keys
Tropical storm Elsa brought drenching rain and strong winds to Cuba Monday but left the island without major damage, as the US National Hurricane Center reported the storm was now making its way toward the Florida Keys......»»
Covid patients asphyxiate as Latin America battles oxygen shortage
As a second, deadly wave of Covid-19 batters Latin America, images have emerged from country after country of desperate people lining up for days to buy oxygen to ease the suffering of infected loved ones fighting for breath......»»
Pinay batters in World Cup
The Philippine Amateur Baseball Association is looking at a very hectic schedule this year, including a string of international tournaments that were affected or derailed by the COVID-19 pandemic......»»
Filipina batters hope to enter World Top 10 in maiden World Cup stint
Fresh from a year of inactivity due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the women's team will kick off a stacked schedule with the tournament to be held in Tijuana, Mexico from March 1-9......»»
2 killed in Leyte landslide as & lsquo;Vicky& rsquo; batters Visayas, Mindanao
Two elderly women were killed in a landslide which hit Barangay Cuatro de Agosto in Mahaplag, Leyte early Saturday, but two others were rescued, including a 14-year-old boy as hundreds were forced to flee their inundated homes in the Philippines as torrential rain triggered flooding and landslides in the storm-battered archipelago......»»