Rain complicates recovery in quake-hit Myanmar as death toll rises
The earthquake has caused 3,471 confirmed deaths and injured 4,671 people
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The earthquake has caused 3,471 confirmed deaths and injured 4,671 people
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To date, more than 3,300 people have been reported dead. Property damage to buildings, roads, and other structures could amount to billions.
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‘Many people in the country are still without shelter, either forced to sleep outdoors.
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The Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) still hopes that the four Filipinos missing in quake-hit Myanmar “will soon be found alive” despite the devastation…
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The United States said Friday it was raising its assistance to earthquake-hit Myanmar but added it was unfair to expect the nation to keep leading humanitarian…
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A strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea’s New Britain Island early Saturday morning, according to the United States…
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Rooftop swimming pools, when properly designed, can function as liquid mass dampers. This principle, also seen in tuned mass dampers — large, suspended weights…
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Metro Manila remains highly vulnerable despite some improvements in disaster risk management.
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Establish an evacuation plan and identify safe zones both inside and outside the home to ensure quick and safe movement in case of a disaster. It’s also…
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Malolos City, Bulacan — The Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) will begin construction this year on the Bulacan segment of the Northern Access Link Expressway Phase 1.
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The Philippine Embassy in Myanmar is actively monitoring the welfare of Filipinos in the country following the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck…
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Yangon, Myanmar — Myanmar's junta chief will travel to Bangkok on Thursday for a regional summit, the military…
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Several leading armed groups fighting the military have suspended hostilities during the quake recovery, but junta chief Min Aung Hlaing vowed to continue…
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Originally a stage actor, Kilmer burst onto the big screen as a rock star in Cold War spoof ‘Top Secret!’ in 1984
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Emergency workers in Myanmar rescued a woman on Tuesday who had been trapped for more than 90 hours under the rubble of a building after a devastating…
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Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano, who became a central figure in the controversial 2005 “Hello Garci” scandal, passed…
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A Catholic bishop on Tuesday urged the faithful to pray for the victims of the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that rocked Myanmar and Thailand, which has killed over…
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Myanmar will observe a minute of silence Tuesday to honor the victims of the devastating earthquake that struck the country, killing more than 2,000 people.
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