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Philippines fear disease outbreak as flooding persists
Emergency relief officials and doctors deployed to flood devastated communities in the Philippines Sunday to prevent outbreaks of disease as the death toll jumped to 85. The flooding that submerged 80 percent of Manila early in the week has largely subsided but more than 150 towns and cities around the…
Philippine capital battles deadly floods
More than 800,000 people in and around the Philippine capital battled deadly floods Wednesday as more rain fell, with neck-deep waters trapping slum dwellers and the wealthy elite on rooftops. Monsoon rains that have pounded Manila for more than a week eased slightly overnight, but the government said between 60…
Manila promises help for ‘Jason Bourne’
Even movie super-spy Jason Bourne needs help against the nightmarish traffic in the Philippine capital Manila, the city’s administrator said on Wednesday. Metro Manila chairman Francis Tolentino is taking steps to avoid chaos on the roads when the latest instalment in the blockbuster series, “The Bourne Legacy”, starts filming in the country later this month.…
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