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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.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsMar 26th, 2024

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.....»»

Category: newsSource:  philippinetimesRelated NewsMar 26th, 2024

Retrieval ops halted in Masara landslide with 8 still missing

THREE weeks after the tragic Masara landslide devastated the village in Barangay Masara, Maco, Davao de Oro, the search and retrieval operation has come to a permanent halt, leaving eight individuals buried beneath the debris......»»

Category: sportsSource:  abscbnRelated NewsFeb 23rd, 2024

Landslide death toll climbs to 98 in Philippines

MANILA, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from a landslide in a mining town in Davao de Oro province in southern Philippines on Feb. 6 has climbed to 98, a regional disaster prevention office said Saturday. The Maco Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said rescuers continue to search for nine others who remained missing. Rocks, soil and debris triggered by days of rain slid from mount.....»»

Category: sportsSource:  abscbnRelated NewsFeb 18th, 2024

Davao de Oro landslide: Death toll rises to 98; over 5,300 in evacuation centers

TAGUM CITY — Two bodies have been found by responders at a landslide-hit village in Maco town, Davao de Oro on Saturday, bringing the death toll of the Feb. 6 disaster to 98, local disaster officials said. In a 7 p.m. bulletin on Saturday, the Maco local government said the number of missing persons was.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsFeb 17th, 2024

Landslide death toll climbs to 98 in Philippines

MANILA, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from a landslide in a mining town in Davao de Oro province in southern Philippines on Feb. 6 has climbed to 98, a regional disaster prevention office said Saturday. The Maco Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said rescuers continue to search for nine others who remained missing. Rocks, soil and debris triggered by days of rain slid from mount.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsFeb 17th, 2024

Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Feb. 9

MANILA -- The death toll in a landslide that crashed into villages in Davao de Oro province in southern Philippines on Tuesday has climbed to 27, with 89 remaining missing, authorities said Friday. In an updated statement, the Maco municipal government said 32 have been rescued from the landslide, which occurred Tuesday night near a mining site in Maco town and buried several houses and two buses that ferry mine.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsFeb 10th, 2024

Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Feb. 9

MANILA -- The death toll in a landslide that crashed into villages in Davao de Oro province in southern Philippines on Tuesday has climbed to 27, with 89 remaining missing, authorities said Friday. In an updated statement, the Maco municipal government said 32 have been rescued from the landslide, which occurred Tuesday night near a mining site in Maco town and buried several houses and two buses that ferry mine.....»»

Category: sportsSource:  abscbnRelated NewsFeb 9th, 2024

Landslide in the Philippines kills 7 people

At least seven people were killed, two injured and 10 others missing after a landslide occurred at a mining area in Davao de Oro Municipality in the Philippines, local media reported on Thursday.Source: CGTN.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsJan 18th, 2024

Landslide in the Philippines kills 7 people

At least seven people were killed, two injured and 10 others missing after a landslide occurred at a mining area in Davao de Oro Municipality in the Philippines, local media reported on Thursday.Source: CGTN.....»»

Category: newsSource:  philippinetimesRelated NewsJan 18th, 2024

New Zealand to support PNG landslide response

New Zealand will support Papua New Guinea's response to the devastating landslide in Enga Province, Foreign Minister Winston Peters and Defence Minister Judith Collins have announced. "Ever since learning of the horrendous landslide on Friday, New Zealand has been determined to play our part in assisting Papua New Guinea's response," Mr Peters says.  .....»»

Category: newsSource:  philippinetimesRelated NewsMay 28th, 2024

Papua New Guinea landslide buries over 2,000 people – report

PORT MORESBY — Papua New Guinea informed the UN on Monday that more than 2,000 people were buried in a massive landslide that swept over a remote village, according to a copy of the letter obtained by AFP. “The landslide buried more than 2,000 people alive and caused major destruction,” the country’s national disaster center.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMay 28th, 2024

Davao Oriental sapol ng landslide

Tinamaan ng landslide ang ilang lugar sa Mati City, Davao Oriental. The post Davao Oriental sapol ng landslide first appeared on Abante......»»

Category: newsSource:  abanteRelated NewsMay 22nd, 2024

At least 5 killed in landslide in southern Philippines

MANILA, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- At least five people were killed and 31 others injured due to a landslide on Tuesday that buried two buses and houses in a mining town in southern Philippines, local authorities said on Wednesday. The landslide took place on Tuesday night near a mining site in Maco town of Davao de Oro province, a local disaster agency said. The passenger buses were ferrying workers from the min.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsFeb 8th, 2024

2 dead, 3 missing after vessel catches fire in Philippines

MANILA, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Two people died, one was critically injured, and three others were missing after a fishing vessel caught fire off the waters of Cebu province in the central Philippines Wednesday night, the Philippine Coast Guard said. Coast Guard spokesperson Rear Admiral Armando Balilo said a fire broke out around 8:25 p.m. local time aboard the fishing boat in the vicinity of waters some 1.5 nautica.....»»

Category: newsSource:  philippinetimesRelated NewsJun 7th, 2024

2 dead, 3 missing after vessel catches fire in Philippines

MANILA, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Two people died, one was critically injured, and three others were missing after a fishing vessel caught fire off the waters of Cebu province in the central Philippines Wednesday night, the Philippine Coast Guard said. Coast Guard spokesperson Rear Admiral Armando Balilo said a fire broke out around 8:25 p.m. local time aboard the fishing boat in the vicinity of waters some 1.5 nautica.....»»

Category: sportsSource:  abscbnRelated NewsJun 6th, 2024

Girl, 2, reported missing found dead in irrigation canal

The body of a two-year-old girl, who has been reported missing early last week, was found in an irrigation canal near a rice field in Barangay San Pedro in Floridablanca, Pampanga on Thursday......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 26th, 2024

Missing state university staff found in Sultan Kudarat river, murdered

A missing senior administrative staff of a state university was found dead in a shallow river in Bagumbayan town, Sultan Kudarat province on Wednesday......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 4th, 2024

9 dead, 50 missing in Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years

TAIPEI — Taiwan’s biggest earthquake in at least 25 years killed nine people on Wednesday, injuring more than 800, while 50 went missing en route to a national park, authorities said, as rescuers used ladders to bring others to safety. Television broadcast images of buildings tilted at precarious angles in the mountainous, sparsely populated eastern.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsApr 3rd, 2024

Masara rescue ends, 32 survivors, 92 dead and 36 missing

The rescue operation for survivors of the Masara landslide was ended on Tuesday, February 13, one week after the incident......»»

Category: newsSource:  davaotodayRelated NewsFeb 16th, 2024