A tropical storm in the southern Philippines triggered mudslides and flash floods that killed more than 100 people, while dozens are missing, police and disaster officials said on Saturday.
The casualties, most of them caused late on Friday, were all on the main southern island of Mindanao, they said, adding three provinces were hardest hit. Disaster officials said many residents had ignored warnings to leave coastal areas and riverbanks.
Hundreds of kilometers to the east, army and emergency workers were checking reports an entire village was buried by mudslide in Tubod town in Lanao Del Norte.
Emergency workers, soldiers, police and volunteers were being mobilized to search for survivors, clear debris, and restore power and communications. Humanitarian agencies are waiting to get access to the most affected areas, said Jeff Lamigo of World Vision. CBC News reached him in Manila.
The casualties, most of them caused late on Friday, were all on the main southern island of Mindanao, they said, adding three provinces were hardest hit. Disaster officials said many residents had ignored warnings to leave coastal areas and riverbanks.
Hundreds of kilometers to the east, army and emergency workers were checking reports an entire village was buried by mudslide in Tubod town in Lanao Del Norte.
Emergency workers, soldiers, police and volunteers were being mobilized to search for survivors, clear debris, and restore power and communications. Humanitarian agencies are waiting to get access to the most affected areas, said Jeff Lamigo of World Vision. CBC News reached him in Manila.
He said the typhoon is expected to pass by Christmas Day, after which agencies will co-ordinate with government to determine which areas need help most. "The basic utilities like water are still inaccessible for most of the people," he said, adding that a power outage makes communication a challenge. In Canada, Global Affairs is monitoring the storm's effects and the heavy rainfall expected over the next few days.
In this political cartoon we see a man hanging on for dear life, saying "There's no evidence global warming produces stronger hurricanes!" The title of this cartoon is Category 5 Denial. The main message the cartoonist is trying to get across here is that people are still not believing in climate change while these massive natural disasters are happening all around them.
In my opinion everyday you look on the news some sort of natural disaster, or the ice caps are melting at a faster rate. It really is scary how much climate change is affecting the world and causing these massive hurricanes, flooding, and earthquakes. We cant really stand by and watch anymore we need our governments and corporations to take action to halt climate change so are future family's will not have a nice world to live on for the future.
Link: http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/tropical-storm-philippines-1.4463654