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  • The Philippines: "I always fear the floods will sweep my...
    1 November 2011 - 3:53pm
    Mariam Usman has just rebuilt her home on wooden stilts, and the memory of the floods that swallowed her village in June is still fresh. “I always fear that the floods will sweep my children away,” says Ms Usman. A 36-year-old mother of six, she has good reason to be anxious. The small...
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  • The Philippines: Humanitarian needs continue although floods are...
    12 July 2011 - 8:07pm
    In Mindanao, the floods in Cotabato City and parts of Maguindanao have begun to recede, especially in areas away from the rivers. However, according to OCHA Sitrep No. 8, many large villages along the rivers remain flooded. Five people died in Northern Mindanao in landslides caused by continuous rains in...
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  • The Philippines: Humanitarian assistance to flood-affected people...
    28 June 2011 - 8:58pm
    Due to tropical depression “Falcon”, a total of 845,449 people across regions X, XI, XII and ARMM in Mindanao have been affected by flooding by 25 June. According to the latest OCHA situation report, forecasts for central Mindanao show continued scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. The...
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