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Philippines rescuers find girl alive 60 hours after landslide - Philippines
Three-year-old has given fresh hope of finding more survivors in a gold-mining village where death toll has climbed to 27 The rescue of a child nearly 60 hours after a landslide hit a gold-mining village in the southern Philippines has been hailed as a miracle after searchers had given up hope of finding more survivors. The girl, who the Philippine Red Cross said was three years old, had been among scores of people missin.....»»
UN credits better preparation for fewer disaster deaths
As climate change makes disasters such as cyclones, floods and droughts more intense, more frequent and striking more places, fewer people are dying from those catastrophes globally because of better warning, planning and resilience, a top United Nations official said.The world hasn't really noticed how the type of storms that once killed tens or hundreds of thousands of people now only claim handfuls of lives,.....»»
Tropical cyclone injures 4, affects over 2,700 in Philippines
MANILA, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Tropical cyclone Ewiniar triggered floods and landslides in parts of the Philippines, injuring four people and affecting 2,734, the government said Sunday. In a report, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said the four injured people were from the Bicol region, southeast of the Philippine capital Manila. It added that no deaths have been reported so far.....»»
Three people dead as typhoon hits Philippines
MANILA, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Three people, including a seven-month-old baby boy, were killed in typhoon Ewiniar that destroyed homes and caused flooding in the Philippines, a spokesperson for the Philippine National Police said Monday. Police Colonel Jen Fajardo told reporters the victims were all from Quezon province, southeast of Manila. A police report said an infant died of drowning after he was washed.....»»
Indigenous people in Tarlac get assistance
Indigenous people in Tarlac get assistance.....»»
Three people dead as typhoon hits Philippines
MANILA, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Three people, including a seven-month-old baby boy, were killed in typhoon Ewiniar that destroyed homes and caused flooding in the Philippines, a spokesperson for the Philippine National Police said Monday. Police Colonel Jen Fajardo told reporters the victims were all from Quezon province, southeast of Manila. A police report said an infant died of drowning after he was washed.....»»
Tropical cyclone injures 4, affects over 2,700 in Philippines
MANILA, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Tropical cyclone Ewiniar triggered floods and landslides in parts of the Philippines, injuring four people and affecting 2,734, the government said Sunday. In a report, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said the four injured people were from the Bicol region, southeast of the Philippine capital Manila. It added that no deaths have been reported so far.....»»
6 newborns killed in India baby hospital fire – police
NEW DELHI — Six newborn babies have died after a fire tore through a children’s hospital in the Indian capital, with people charging into the blaze to rescue the infants, police said Sunday. “All the 12 newborn babies were rescued from the hospital with the help of other people,” senior police officer Surendra Choudhary said.....»»
At least 27 people killed in a fire at an amusement park in western India, police say
At least 27 people killed in a fire at an amusement park in western India, police say.....»»
Tell it to SunStar: Shouldn’t people in the world care about the Trump trial?
Tell it to SunStar: Shouldn’t people in the world care about the Trump trial?.....»»
Aghon injures 4 in Bicol, affects over 2,700 people
Four individuals in Bicol region were reportedly injured, and over 2,700 people were affected by Tropical Storm Aghon, the country's disaster agency said on Sunday......»»
Over 100 people feared dead in Papua New Guinea landslide
Over 100 people feared dead in Papua New Guinea landslide.....»»
Severe turbulence leaves 1 man dead, several people badly injured
Severe turbulence leaves 1 man dead, several people badly injured.....»»
17,000 elderly living alone in Japan die at home in Jan.-March: police survey
TOKYO, May 19 (Xinhua) -- A recent survey by Japan's National Police Agency (NPA) showed that 17,034 elderly people living alone died at home across the country from January to March. The survey covered 60,466 dead bodies handled by Japanese police during the first three months of 2024. Of them, 21,716 were of people who lived by themselves, including cases of suicide. Nearly 80 percent of the "lonely dea.....»»
Be champions of people’s welfare, PMA graduates told
President Marcos urged the 278-strong graduates of the Philippine Military Academy class of 2024 to become champions of the welfare of the people......»»
Busay accident: Drunk driver crashes into house, injuring 2 people
CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 54-year-old man crashed his pickup truck into a store and house in Lower Busay, Cebu City on Wednesday afternoon, May 15, 2024, while drunk. The accident, which occurred around 4:30 p.m., injured two people. The driver, Nemesio Lat Libit, 54, from Barangay Mabolo, Cebu City, was taken to the police.....»»
5 dead, 4 injured in three-vehicle crash in Philippines
MANILA, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Five people were killed and four others injured in a three-vehicle collision in Quezon province, southeast of the Philippine capital, before dawn on Wednesday, police said. Police said the fatal accident happened around 2:30 a.m. local time when a speeding truck crashed into a three-wheeled motorcycle carrying nine people while traveling along a highway in Lopez town. The collision cau.....»»
Sheynnis Palacios wants to be ‘Miss Universe for and of the people’
As reigning Miss Universe Sheynnis Palacios walked across the room, the people inside the venue who saw her for the first time in person, were enamored by her regal beauty and powerful presence......»»
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, May 5
KABUL -- At least 14 people have been confirmed dead due to a new round of heavy rains and flash floods in the western Herat and northern Sari Pul provinces of Afghanistan as well as adjoining areas over the past couple of days, officials said Sunday. Heavy rains and flash floods killed seven people in Herat province over the past couple of days, provincial director for the disaster management authority Musa Ash.....»»
New technique may save stroke, cardiac arrest patients
With reports of people getting sick in the country due to dangerous heat index levels brought by the El Nino phenomenon, a renowned doctor from the United States suggested an inexpensive technique to treat people suffering from severe illnesses......»»