Tag: flooding
Mining and palm oil in crosshairs after Indonesian floods
JAKARTA (UCAN): Environmentalists in Indonesia have warned that recent floods and other ecological disasters that…
Philippines reels under onslaught of latest typhoon
MANILA (Agencies): Typhoon Vamco (known locally as Ulysses) ploughed into the Philippines on November 12,…
Severe floods wreak havoc in Vietnam
HUE (UCAN): Caritas Vietnam has come to the aid of those who suffered the loss…
Caritas wades in to help Pakistani flood victims
BALKANA (UCAN): In the flood-swamped village of Balkana in Pakistan’s Punjab province, a Caritas building…
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Rains and floods batter Japan
FUKUOKA (UCAN): “The damage has been quite big and, unfortunately, the heavy rains are still…
