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

Updated: this report is based on update number 252.

• Flood Magnitude 5.95
• from 28/07/2012 00:00 UTC to 06/08/2012 23:59 UTC
• 3 killed and 13000 displaced

Latest media headlines

Articles: 146 | About casualties: 50 | Last hour: 0

Philippines seeks help for victims
Thu, 09 Aug 2012 22:38:00 +0200   gulf-times (en)

Philippine authorities appealed yesterday for help in getting relief to 2mn people affected by deadly floods in and around the capital, warning that evacuation centres were overwhelmed. After more than a month’s worth of rain was dumped on Manila in 48 hours, entire districts remained....

People and organisations: Social Welfare  Corazon Soliman  Ramon Paje 

Appeal to help two million victims of Philippine floods
Thu, 09 Aug 2012 21:36:00 +0200   gulfnews (en)

Entire districts in Philippine capital remain submerged after rivers burst their banks

People and organisations: Social Welfare  Ramon Paje  Corazon Soliman 

Photos: A flooded Philippines
Thu, 09 Aug 2012 20:37:00 +0200   cnn (en)

Thursday brought no break from the rain for nearly 2 million people in the Philippines, where a monsoon has caused heavy flooding, evacuations, and at least 19 deaths, disaster officials said.

People and organisations: Benigno Aquino, Jr  Storm Ketsana  Tropical Storm Washi  Tropical Storm Ketsana  National Disaster Risk Reduction  Storm Washi 

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