Overall Green alert Flood
in Philippines

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This flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1102443
Death: 0
Displaced: 7274
Countries: Philippines
From - To 15 Jan - 17 Jan

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Philippines - Floods and landslides, update (ECHO 19 Jan 2024)Fri, 19 Jan 2024 11:05

  • Heavy rainfall continues to affect Mindanao Island, southern Philippines, triggering landslides, causing floods, and leading to casualties and damage.
  • According to media, at least seven people died and ten others are still missing following a landslide that occurred in Davao de Oro Province, Davao Region, south-eastern Mindanao.
  • In addition, the  ASEAN Disaster Information Network reports more than 10,000 evacuated people in 37 evacuation centres and 218,400 affected people in the Davao Region. Furthermore, 26,750 individuals were displaced and sheltered in 40 evacuation centres and 51,800 people were affected in Caraga Region following floods and landslides.
  • For the next 24 hours cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms are expected across the aforementioned Regions.
Philippines, Mid-January 2024ADINet reported stormy weather (referred to as Shear Line) in the Philippines in mid-January 2024 resulting in flooding and landslides in the Davao and Caraga Regions.Thu 18 Jan 2024FloodList provided by Copernicus GloFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Articles: 24 | About casualties: 7 | Last hour: 0

300 trapped miners in Mati City rescued2024-01-20T07:56+0100.

DAVAO ORIENTAL, Philippines – The 300 miners who had been trapped in their workplace in a remote village in Mati City have been rescued by a team of soldiers and locals, the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) in Davao Region said on Saturday
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Davao landslide deaths climb to 10, rescuers seek 1 missing2024-01-20T01:41+0100.

LANDSLIDE VICTIMS. Rescue workers carry out the body of one of the fatalities of the landslide at Mt. Diwata in Monkayo, Davao de Oro on Thursday. The death toll from a landslide in Davao de Oro province climbed to 10, a disaster official
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Effects of Shear Line in Caraga and Davao Regions, Philippines - Flash ... 2024-01-19T17:52+0100.

PHILIPPINES. OVERVIEW : According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council ( NDRRMC ) reports dated 17-18 Jan 2024, Caraga and Davao Regions in Eastern Mindanao have been experiencing rains and thunderstorms since 16 J
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Shocking AI images paint grim picture for cities at risk of disaster f ... 2024-01-19T17:20+0100.

Artificial intelligence has issued a chilling warning that parts of the world could face terrifying floods and extreme weather as a result of climate change if action isn't taken. Bing's AI has identified the 10 cities most at risk from cl
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), (2), NASA (4), WMO (1), INFORM (2),