Ronan Kelly
Retired 2020
Disease Alert as Philippines Flood Toll Jumps to 85
by Naharnet Newsdesk 48 minutes ago
Emergency relief officials and doctors deployed to flood devastated communities in the Philippines Sunday to prevent outbreaks of disease as the death toll jumped to 85.
The flooding that submerged 80 percent of Manila early in the week has largely subsided but more than 150 towns and cities around the capital remain under water, affecting more than three million people.
Amid the ongoing relief operation, the weather bureau warned of a low pressure area developing some 850 kilometers (528 miles) to the east in the Pacific Ocean that could turn into a storm and bring more rain.
Many provinces around Manila remained inundated as overflowing dams continued to release water, the national disaster coordinating agency said.
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SourceAgence France Presse
http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/49778-disease-alert-as-philippines-flood-toll-jumps-to-85
by Naharnet Newsdesk 48 minutes ago
Emergency relief officials and doctors deployed to flood devastated communities in the Philippines Sunday to prevent outbreaks of disease as the death toll jumped to 85.
The flooding that submerged 80 percent of Manila early in the week has largely subsided but more than 150 towns and cities around the capital remain under water, affecting more than three million people.
Amid the ongoing relief operation, the weather bureau warned of a low pressure area developing some 850 kilometers (528 miles) to the east in the Pacific Ocean that could turn into a storm and bring more rain.
Many provinces around Manila remained inundated as overflowing dams continued to release water, the national disaster coordinating agency said.
...
SourceAgence France Presse
http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/49778-disease-alert-as-philippines-flood-toll-jumps-to-85