Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://reliefweb.int/node/476699 Source: UN Children's Fund Country: Philippines (the) Seventeen year old Kim sits with a group of young children in a child-friendly space at an evacuation centre in Cagayan de Oro, one of the towns worst hit by Tropical Storm Sendong last December. The centre is in a barangay (village) covered court. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:05:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-7bea19ab97794641edabdd0aaa35823c UNbodies Flooding NaturalDisasters 8.481277 124.646698 20120214170500 http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/02/14/12/flood-hits-cdo-tent-city MANILA, Philippines – Flood waters entered some of tents in the relocation site for victims of tropical storm “Sendong” in Cagayan de Oro City on Monday night. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:19:00 +0100 abs-cbnnews en abs-cbnnews-a339778f260fe26189065beea003f56b Flooding NaturalDisasters 8.481277 124.646698 20120214071900 http://reliefweb.int/node/476421 Source: Integrated Regional Information Networks Country: Philippines (the) MANILA, 13 February 2012 (IRIN) - Faced with mounting casualties every year due to powerful storms and floods, the Philippines will raise its 2012 spending on infrastructure that can withstand disasters, officials told IRIN. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:48:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-1585dc40cf8143e49ff2b3707b10db08 MARS-STAT Flooding NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 20120213164800 http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/90072483?Increased%20funding%20to%20fight%20flooding Faced with mounting casualties every year due to powerful storms and floods, the Philippines will raise its 2012 spending on infrastructure that can withstand disasters, officials told IRIN. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:38:00 +0100 AHN en AHN-d9d45738a2aa0be2452196f7ff78fb56 MARS-STAT UNbodies Flooding NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 20120213163800 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94851 MANILA, 13 February 2012 (IRIN) - Faced with mounting casualties every year due to powerful storms and floods, the Philippines will raise its 2012 spending on infrastructure that can withstand disasters, officials told IRIN. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:59:00 +0100 irinnews en irinnews-261ff052eadfd59476e13ff26c17b703 MARS-STAT NaturalDisasters UNbodies Flooding 14.6096 121.006 20120213145900 http://news.gc.ca/web/article-eng.do?nid=656139 Today, the Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, announced that Canada is providing additional support to flood-affected victims in the Philippines. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:31:00 +0100 gc en gc-671d384b6fa2884e6ec5cd944fee82e2 NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 45.3742 -75.6507 20120209223100 http://reliefweb.int/node/475705 Source: Canadian International Development Agency Country: Philippines (the) , Canada Ottawa ― Today, the Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, announced that Canada is providing additional support to flood-affected victims in the Philippines. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:44:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-c812878753542074244e5055fb0ac040 NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 45.3742 -75.6507 20120209064400 http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2012-02/22665048-canada-continues-to-help-victims-of-philippines-tropical-storm-256.htm OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 02/08/12 -- Today, the Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, announced that Canada is providing additional support to flood-affecte... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:53:00 +0100 finanznachrichten-en en finanznachrichten-en-5053d2a6995668d7b638b727c2d97e8d NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 50.460524238145 -86.0848011838431 20120209015300 http://www.news.com.au/travel/news/ses-puts-french-amazing-race-contestants-in-their-place/story-e6frfq80-1226265212511 CONTESTANTS in French version of The Amazing Race sent packing as they tracked into flood-hit areas. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:29:00 +0100 news_com_au en news_com_au-ca3fd68c89951c524d8970e7783907ec NaturalDisasters 20120207152900 http://reliefweb.int/node/474826 Source: International Labour Organization Country: Philippines (the) Natural disasters destroy livelihoods but the aftermath also offers opportunities to create jobs and revitalise the economy as there will be high demand for construction and other recovery works. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:10:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-94661cbbb181bd085eef5e2213963022 UNbodies Environment NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 20120206101000 http://reliefweb.int/node/474826 Natural disasters destroy livelihoods but the aftermath also offers opportunities to create jobs and revitalise the economy as there will be high demand for construction and other recovery works. For the last ten years, the ILO has engaged in post-disaster reconstruction in countries in Asia and the.... Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:23:00 +0100 reliefweb-headlines en reliefweb-headlines-94661cbbb181bd085eef5e2213963022 Environment NaturalDisasters UNbodies 14.6096 121.006 20120206092300 http://reliefweb.int/node/474772 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: occupied Palestinian territory , Libya , Oman , Yemen In this issue: P.2 UN Humanitarian Chief encourages strong Partnership with Oman P.2 Food Aid continues in Libya P.2 UNRWA helps poor Refugees in oPt meet basic nutritional.... Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:01:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-85e98db26d9ae261b5ad7f203be4cc4b EuropeAid NaturalDisasters UNbodies 15.9342452321615 47.5468006036417 23.6065 58.5881 32.8711 13.18 20120205200100 http://reliefweb.int/node/474255 Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines, 1 February 2012 – Over a month since Tropical Storm Sendong (international name Washi) devastated communities across northern Mindanao, many children are still suffering. According to the latest figures by nutrition experts, the acute malnutrition rate in Cagayan de.... Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:22:00 +0100 reliefweb-headlines en reliefweb-headlines-71ca5132b939bde95490af11eef5075f UNbodies CrisisResponse NaturalDisasters Flooding Conflict 8.481277 124.646698 20120202162200 http://reliefweb.int/node/474255 Source: UN Children's Fund Country: Philippines (the) Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines, 1 February 2012 – Over a month since Tropical Storm Sendong (international name Washi) devastated communities across northern Mindanao, many children are still suffering. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:30:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-71ca5132b939bde95490af11eef5075f CrisisResponse UNbodies NaturalDisasters Conflict Flooding 8.481277 124.646698 20120202133000 http://reliefweb.int/node/474158 Source: Voice of America Country: Philippines (the) , Cambodia , Thailand , Viet Nam The rising cost of floods in Asia is forcing governments to increase spending on water management plans aimed at preventing future disasters. Thailand says it is trying to prevent a repeat of last year's disastrous flooding. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:26:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-7e7e43d9671ce9458ca334bbe0f32377 CrisisResponse NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 21.0319 105.82 11.5647 104.913 13.7308 100.521 20120202012600 http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Asian-Nations-Spending-to-Reduce-Costs-of-Disastrous-Floods-138481069.html Thailand PM says government investing $11.5 billion to create new water management systems as preventive measures Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:22:00 +0100 voanews en voanews-c6be3adf754cb318b0db0a94a3c12e26 CrisisResponse NaturalDisasters 13.7308 100.521 20120201172200 http://reliefweb.int/node/473432 Source: Government of Sri Lanka Country: Philippines (the) , Sri Lanka Sri Lanka has donated US$ 50,000 to the Philippine Government to assist that country's disaster relief operations following the disastrous flooding caused by the Typhoon Washi last month. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:11:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-39b6d2daf7c7e259090b710fc59e99e1 NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 7.6146933422071 80.7048965436912 20120130131100 http://reliefweb.int/node/473419 Source: UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Country: Philippines (the) GENEVA, 30 January 2012 - UNISDR Chief, Margareta Wahlström, was standing at “ground zero” of typhoon-battered northern Mindanao as she surveyed the remains of the once vibrant community of Kala-Kala, Barangay Macasandig, in Cagayan de Oro City. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:11:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-45b790d24ef4453b1cc8ea3eceb8ac96 NaturalDisasters CrisisResponse ManMadeDisasters CivilProtection 8.481277 124.646698 20120130131100 http://www.colombopage.com/archive_12/Jan28_1327734701CH.php Jan 28, Colombo: As a gesture of goodwill Sri Lanka has donated US$ 50,000 to the Philippine Government to assist that country's disaster relief operations following the disastrous flooding caused by the Typhoon Washi last month. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:44:00 +0100 colombopage en colombopage-48f59dc184671fba0020c4ba2f0a5ea3 NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 7.6146933422071 80.7048965436912 20120128084400 http://www.france24.com/en/20120128-flood-survivors-rebuild-philippine-danger-zones Less than six weeks after killer floods swept away their slum homes along a Philippine river, Lydia Abulanda and her neighbours are rebuilding despite warnings disaster could strike again. In a poverty-driven tale repeated with depressing frequency across the storm-plagued Southeast Asian nation,.... Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:17:00 +0100 france24-en en france24-en-e50d5a0123f616fc21fc23d7b188c9a9 UNbodies NaturalDisasters CrisisResponse Flooding 20120128081700 http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/01/28/12/flood-survivors-rebuild-ph-danger-zones ILIGAN - Less than six weeks after killer floods swept away their slum homes along a Philippine river, Lydia Abulanda and her neighbors are rebuilding despite warnings disaster could strike again. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:28:00 +0100 abs-cbnnews en abs-cbnnews-134557dbd755e20eb8b0c4a4e0b7e941 UNbodies NaturalDisasters CrisisResponse Flooding 20120128072800 http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1179552/1/.html ILIGAN, Philippines: Less than six weeks after killer floods swept away their slum homes along a Philippine river, Lydia Abulanda and her neighbours are rebuilding despite warnings disaster could strike again. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:24:00 +0100 channelnewsasia en channelnewsasia-952a8f9e0f67c4602436ab0cd93b4727 UNbodies NaturalDisasters CrisisResponse Flooding 14.6096 121.006 20120128062400 http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/246043/news/regions/flood-survivors-in-southern-phl-rebuild-houses-in-danger-zones Less than six weeks after killer floods swept away their slum homes along a river in northern Mindanao in the southern Philippines, Lydia Abulanda and her neighbors are rebuilding despite warnings disaster could strike again. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:04:00 +0100 gmanews en gmanews-0f67c46573ae87078ad90698292f66a8 UNbodies NaturalDisasters CrisisResponse Flooding 14.6096 121.006 20120128060400 http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41068&Cr=disaster&Cr1= The head of the United Nations office dedicated to disaster risk reduction wrapped up her visit to the Philippines today by comparing the damage caused by Typhoon Sendong to that of major tsunamis such as the one that struck Japan last year. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:04:00 +0100 un-org en un-org-7edc787ce61beb0b75a55cde29cd6635 NaturalDisasters UNbodies ClimateAction CivilProtection CrisisResponse 14.6096 121.006 35.6831 139.809 20120128000400 http://reliefweb.int/node/472981 Source: UN Children's Fund Country: Philippines (the) By Marge Francia CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines, 25 January 2012 – In City Central School, in Cagayan de Oro City, two teachers recently held their first day of classes since the devastating floods that swept through their community – even as their own futures looks uncertain. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:56:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-768fedc19522ae51b42b2196b93ed7e5 Flooding UNbodies NaturalDisasters 8.481277 124.646698 48.8521 2.34899 20120127045600 http://reliefweb.int/node/472277 Source: Integrated Regional Information Networks Country: Philippines (the) MANILA, 24 January 2012 (IRIN) - The Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC) [ http://www.redcross.org.ph/ ] hopes to train 1.8 million volunteers as part of its nationwide community-disaster preparedness efforts. Dubbed Red Cross 143 [ http://www. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:37:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-37718154b76be06a936fc4922f34065b CivilProtection UNbodies CrisisResponse Flooding NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 20120124163700 http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/lutheran-world-relief-assisting-flood-survivors-in-the-philippines On the evening of December 16, Solidad Maestre encountered the most unforgettable typhoon of her life. The water was already knee-high when she began to pack her things, and by the time Solidad and her children vacated their home, the floodwaters had risen to chest level, forcing them to abandon their possessions. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:28:00 +0100 trust en trust-aa67a67c389f199d8a6e107439846834 Environment UNbodies NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 20120124142800 http://reliefweb.int/node/472065 Source: Lutheran World Relief Country: Philippines (the) Baltimore, January 23, 2012 Lutheran World Relief is providing emergency water services to families who still have no access to clean drinking water more than a month after a devastating typhoon ripped through the Philippines island of.... Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:33:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-e9cea15f0a9ec9a2f7a9e0373c950e45 NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 39.3219 -76.6184 20120123223300 http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/lutheran-world-relief-provides-critically-needed-water-in-the-philippines Lutheran World Relief is providing emergency water services to families who still have no access to clean drinking water a month after a devastating typhoon ripped through the Philippines island of Mindanao, killing 1,257 people and affecting more than a million. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:17:00 +0100 alertnet en alertnet-013647d763ea9bd97e6e4ff3e5dbe03d Environment NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 20120123191700 http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/245401/news/regions/dpwh-p455-m-camiguin-flood-control-project-inaugurated A P455-million flood control project, constructed with the help of the Japanese government, was inaugurated in Camiguin this month, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:14:00 +0100 gmanews en gmanews-e9e501caccba8837b5b7cb076d49ebcd NaturalDisasters 20120123021400 http://reliefweb.int/node/471684 Source: ACT Alliance Country: Philippines (the) Appeal Target: US$ 667,288 Balance Requested: US$ 637,788 Geneva, 17 January 2012 Dear Colleagues, Barely recovering from the devastation of super Typhoon Mina, occurred in August 2011, followed by back to back super typhoons and Nalgae in September.... Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:02:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-c792c57ae465bc8dfceb47251e9a7672 Flooding NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 46.20153 6.1666667 20120120180200 http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/act-alliance-appeal-assistance-to-typhoon-affected-philippines ACT members the National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP) and Lutheran World Relief (LWR) will respond with food and non-food items, repair of community facilities for NCCP, shelter repair assistance and training for LWR. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:06:00 +0100 trust en trust-935c5b2efddff69fb9a97cd2856adf25 Flooding NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 20120119130600 http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/act-alliance-appeal-assistance-to-typhoon-affected-philippines ACT members the National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP) and Lutheran World Relief (LWR) will respond with food and non-food items, repair of community facilities for NCCP, shelter repair assistance and training for LWR. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:28:00 +0100 alertnet en alertnet-935c5b2efddff69fb9a97cd2856adf25 Flooding NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 20120119122800 http://reliefweb.int/node/471267 Source: AlertNet Country: Philippines (the) By Thin Lei Win BANGKOK (AlertNet) – One month after a tropical storm devastated northern Mindanao in the Philippines, hundreds of thousands of people remain displaced and in urgent need of food aid, the United Nations said in its latest situation report. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:55:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-4a02d7fb80d50cd885a97149759957bd UNbodies Flooding NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 20120119015500 http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2012/01/19/2012011900563.html The United Nations reports 2011 was the costliest year in history for catastrophes. It says economic losses from natural disasters, including earthquakes, storms and floods, amounted to $366 billion. The United Nations reports about 206 million people were affected by just more than 300 natural d... Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:39:00 +0100 chosun en chosun-7db466221cb9366bf1c9eac52722f59b FoodSecurityFoodAid UNbodies NaturalDisasters 20120119003900 http://www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/2011-Costliest-Year-in-History-for-Catastrophes-137585693.html The United Nations reports 2011 was the costliest year in history for catastrophes. It says economic losses from natural disasters, including earthquakes, storms and floods, amounted to $366 billion. The United Nations reports about 206 million people were affected by just more than 300 natural disasters in 2011. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:02:00 +0100 voanews en voanews-5ce98599878715ce462fa588f218250d FoodSecurityFoodAid UNbodies NaturalDisasters 20120118200200 http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/one-month-on-philippines-flood-survivors-need-urgent-shelter-un By Thin Lei Win BANGKOK (AlertNet) One month after a tropical storm devastated northern Mindanao in the Philippines, hundreds of thousands of people remain displaced and in urgent need of food aid, the United Nations said in its Mid-December’s Typhoon Washi killed more than 1,200 people on the.... Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:49:00 +0100 trust en trust-b037a53ce48d9dcfaa9b5de6edd6c617 FoodSecurityFoodAid UNbodies Flooding NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 20120118154900 http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/one-month-on-philippines-flood-survivors-need-urgent-shelter-un By Thin Lei Win BANGKOK (AlertNet) One month after a tropical storm devastated northern Mindanao in the Philippines, hundreds of thousands of people remain displaced and in urgent need of food aid, the United Nations said in its Mid-December’s Typhoon Washi killed more than 1,200 people on the.... Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:22:00 +0100 alertnet en alertnet-b037a53ce48d9dcfaa9b5de6edd6c617 FoodSecurityFoodAid UNbodies Flooding NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 20120118152200 http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1177363/1/.html MANILA: Hundreds of thousands of people in the southern Philippines are in dire need of help one month after devastating floods, but a global appeal for aid has fallen well short of its target, the UN said Tuesday. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:05:00 +0100 channelnewsasia en channelnewsasia-43e8c395bebcd525309ffcbac3d3657c Flooding NaturalDisasters UNbodies 14.6096 121.006 20120117160500 http://reliefweb.int/node/470637 Source: Jesuit Refugee Service Country: Philippines (the) Mindanao, 16 January 2011 – Just days before Christmas, more than 100,000 families' holiday season and hopes for the new year were washed away with the flash flood that struck the northern coast of Mindanao, Philippines. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:56:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-2db8a3225a1767541134fe616a9beb42 UNbodies NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 20120116165600 http://reliefweb.int/node/476904 Source: UN Children's Fund Country: Philippines (the) Gina Ayop, 28, lives in a tent city on the outskirts of Cagayan de Oro with her husband and four children, including three-year-old Mark Angelo. The family lost their home in Tibasak, Macasandig during the flash floods that followed Tropical Storm Sendong last December. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:13:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-efebe9904f5db91fe263d8892b667ee3 NaturalDisasters UNbodies Flooding 8.481277 124.646698 20120215111300 http://bulatlat.com/main/2012/02/16/lessons-from-typhoon-sendong/ By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com The biggest crime would be to allow the kind of government we have, the kind of system that’s in place, to continue. I think this is the lesson that recent typhoon Sendong and the last series of earthquakes have taught us. A few days before Christmas last year (as [. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:58:00 +0100 bulatlat en bulatlat-877e679ecc2a9fd4227665019c4f279e Environment Flooding NaturalDisasters FightagainstFraud 20120216145800 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-02/16/c_122713242.htm by Prime Sarmiento CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines, Feb.16 (Xinhua) -- The recent flooding triggered by a rare typhoon that devastated a southern Philippine region has raised the need for local officials to enforce a disaster preparation plan. Two months after tropical storm Washi swept the region,.... Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:08:00 +0100 xinhuanet_en en xinhuanet_en-3ab9aaf7ca2692d4573f8e3d70d9dfab NaturalDisasters WorldBank CrisisResponse 14.6096 121.006 20120216160800 http://reliefweb.int/node/477268 Source: Government of the Philippines Country: Philippines (the) Urges LGUS to be on full alert By Editha T. Isidro DAVAO CITY, Feb. 17 (PIA) -- The Mines and Geosciences Bureau-10 (MGB) has reminded the local government units of the region to be alert and be prepared especially in landslide and flood-prone areas. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:36:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-284cd95cc8c07812a0b7197b9eaeb0b4 NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 20120216173600