Floodwaters along the highway of the lakeside town of Bacolod Kalawi, Lanao del Sur on Friday, 22 December 2017 due to continuous rains brought about by tropical storm ‘Vinta. ” Lanao del Sur PDRRMO photo courtesy of Assemblyman Zia Alonto
Ysalina Bridge in Cagayan de Oro City was closed to traffic Friday, 22 December 2017 as floodwaters triggered by tropical storm Tembin reached critical level. MindaNews photo by FROILAN GALLARDO
CAGAYAN DE ORO (MindaNews / 22 December) — Three fishermen went missing at the height of tropical storm “Vinta” that cut a wide swath of destruction across Mindanao on Friday. Faustino Dy, chief of the Misamis Oriental Provincial Disaster Risk
Residents scrape mud along the national highway in Montevista, Compostela Valley after a flashflood due to heavy rains brought by Tropical Storm ‘Vinta’ on Friday, December 22, 2017. MINDANEWS PHOTO
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/22 December) – A preemptive evacuation in Marilog District was carried out Friday while residents in communities along Davao and Lasang Rivers were advised to evacuate after torrential rains brought by tropical storm “Vinta” caused both rivers to
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/22 December) – The Bukidnon-Davao highway was reopened to vehicles around 3pm on Friday, six hours after it was closed due to a landslide along the highway in Quezon, Bukidnon, according to Fort Cabarde, reporter of Radio Kilat
Rescue workers assist motorists navigate the floodwaters in Basak Malutlut, Marawi City on Friday, 22 December 2017. Basak Malutlut was where the first shots of the Marawi Siege were fired on May 23, 2017. President Rodrigo Duterte declared Marawi City
Floods brought about by tropical storm ‘Vinta’ Friday morning (December 22, 2017) in Lower Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City brought back memories of December 2011 when typhoon ‘Sendong’ caused heavy flooding in the city. Photo from the official FB page
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/22 December) — The New People’s Army (NPA), armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) has reciprocated Friday the government’s declaration Wednesday of a unilateral ceasefire. In a statement posted on www.philippinerevolution.info, NPA spokesperson Jorge “Ka Oris” Madlos
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 22 December) — Severe tropical storm ‘Vinta’ made landfall in Cateel, Davao Oriental at 1:45 a.m. but there has been no report of major damages and casualties and all roads and bridges remain passable, Lt. Col.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 21 Dec) — ‘Vinta’ has intensified into a severe tropical storm and is expected to make landfall in Surigao del Sur by midnight, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in its Severe
