2,500 families displaced by floods in Agusan
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews/17 February) – Some 2,500 families in the lakeside town of Jabonga, Agusan del Norte were displaced by floods brought by a...
A Christmas miracle: 275 swept to sea rescued
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/17 December) -- A Christmas miracle happened in the high seas of Macajalar Bay Saturday as 275 men, women and...
At least 327 dead in Cagayan de Oro, Iligan floods
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/17 December) -- The death toll in Saturday’s flash floods in the cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan had,...
In Cagayan de Oro, 180 mm rainfall recorded in less than 24 hours
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/17 December) -- Tropical storm Sendong brought 180 mm of rainfall in less than 24 hours starting late Friday afternoon,...
Bukidnon town isolated as floods destroy six bridges
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/17 December) -- Six bridges were destroyed in two towns in northern Bukidnon leaving the town of Baungon, in the province’s border...
Upland residents warned against landslides
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/20 Jan) – A government geologist on Thursday warned residents living in upland areas of Region 12 or Southwestern Mindanao to...
3 dead, 3 missing in Davao Sur flood
DARONG, Sta. Cruz (MindaNews/18 January) – Three persons were killed and three remain missing while at least a hundred huts were swept away by flash floods that struck early Monday evening, barangay officials said. Barangay councilor Eman Sinacan told MindaNews the floods caused a heavy traffic jam along an eight-kilometer stretch since Monday evening, leaving thousands of passengers stranded.
Caraga Region records highest number of people affected by floods
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/06 January) – Caraga Region in Northeastern Mindanao got the highest number of people affected by floods spawned by heavy rains since...
Floods, landslides find soldiers and rebels in relief work
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/06 January) – Floods and landslides caused by torrential rains might have extended de facto the ceasefire between the government...
Flood update: of 25 dead nationwide, 17 in Mindanao
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews/06 January) – Seventeen of the 25 persons nationwide who died from drowning or landslides brought about by flash floods spawned by...
2 dead, thousands affected by floods in 6 Mindanao provinces and 2 cities
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/04 January) -- A six-year old girl in Baroy, Lanao del Norte and a 58-year old woman in Monkayo, Compostela Valley were...
Koronadal mayor to tackle flood control system in meet with P-Noy
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/18 October) - The proposal to construct a multimillion flood control system in the city will top the concerns that Mayor...
NorthMin warned of more floods until 2011
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/17 October) - The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) has warned residents of more floods until 2011.
Director...
NorthCot flood victims receive aid
KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/16 October) -- A total of 11,450 families affected by the recent floods in five towns in North Cotabato had received relief...
4,000 families displaced in S. Kudarat floods, state of calamity declared in Koronadal
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/15 Sept) – More than 4,000 families in Sultan Kudarat province have been displaced as flashfloods triggered by intermittent rains swept anew...
Koronadal seeks nat’l gov’t help for anti-flood measures
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/15 Sept) – The city government here is seeking the national government’s assistance for the proposed construction of multimillion drainage structures that...
284 families displaced by floods, landslides in Koronadal
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/13 September) -- Some 284 families in Koronadal City and two other municipalities in South Cotabato have been displaced following the...
Koronadal village isolated due to landslides
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/13 Sept) -- A remote village in Koronadal City has been isolated following several major landslides Sunday night that buried a...
Koronadal vice mayor says flash floods wakeup call on environment
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/12 September) – The flash floods late Friday that triggered landslides and killed five persons should serve as a wakeup call for...
15 families in 2 South Cot towns rendered homeless by floods, landslides
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/11 September) – At least 15 families from two municipalities in South Cotabato lost their homes due to flashfloods and landslides...