Overall Green alert Flood
in Philippines

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Flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1102338
Death: 0
Displaced: 1609
Countries: Philippines
From - To 15 Nov - 21 Nov

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Philippines - Severe weather, floods and landslides, update (ECHO 24 Nov 2023)Fri, 24 Nov 2023 11:01

  • On 17-23 November, a Low-Pressure Area (LPA) in combination with the Shear Line affected the central Regions of the Philippines, causing floods, triggering landslides and resulting in casualties and widespread damage.
  • According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), at least two people died, and one person was injured in the Eastern Visayas Region. Almost 74,300 people have been displaced, more than 879,00 others were affected and 253 houses were damaged (44 totally damaged). The worst hit Region is Eastern Visayas with almost 548,000 affected people and more than 68,000 displaced. The provincial governments of Eastern Samar and Northern Samar have declared a state of calamity due to the floods.
  • For the next 24 hours, moderate to locally heavy rain is expected across parts of central and northern Philippines.
Eastern Visayas Region, Philippines, Late November 2023Authorities and local media reported evacuations after flooding in the Province of Northern Samar, Eastern Visayas region, Philippines, from 19 November 2023.Tue 21 Nov 2023Provided by Copernicus EMS GloFAS
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Charles Dantes & Macon Ramos-Araneta 11/24/2023 6:38:00 PM.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday said he ordered a study on the possible return of the Philippines under the fold of the International... President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. granted amnesty to various rebel and insurgent groups as the
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Retail price of chicken soars to P210/kilo 11/24/2023 5:41:00 PM.

MANILA, Philippines The retail price of chicken went up to P210 per kilo amid the drop in local production as poultry raisers suffered losses amid the flooding of imported frozen products, according to the poultry raisers’ group United Broi
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2 dead from shear-line induced flood in Eastern Visayas — NDRRMC 11/24/2023 11:36:00 AM.

MANILA, Philippines The shear line-induced flooding in Eastern Visayas left two dead and one injured, according to a report of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Friday. In its situation report released
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Bongbong Marcos orders repair of infra damaged by flooding in Northern.. 11/23/2023 2:36:00 PM.

Residents of Lope de Vega in Northern Samar wait for rescuers on Tuesday (November 21, 2023) amid flood that inundated houses due to non-stop rains since Sunday brought by a low-pressure area and a shear line. (Photo from contributor PETER
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (37), (2), NASA (4), WMO (1), INFORM (2),