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An intensity X struck Luzon on July 14–24, 1880. [6] The quake caused severe damage to these major cities in Luzon, most significantly in Manila where a lot of buildings collapsed. Number of casualties are unknown. [7] A quake struck Lucban, Quezon on October 26, 1884.
"Natural Disasters News". Ubyrisk. Archived from the original on 2018-11-01 Worldwide news site focused on natural disasters, mitigation and climate changes news "Global Risk Identification Program (GRIP)". GRIP. "BioCaster Global Health Monitor". National Institute of Informatics (NII). Archived from the original on 2014-05-04.
5 September 1977 – Sixteen persons were killed and 24 others were injured when two speeding trucks crashed into a bus. [34] 20 December 1979 – A bus plunged into a river in Isabela, killing at least 50 people. [35] 23 May 1986 – A bus fell off a cliff and exploded in Hamtic, Antique, killing 23 people and injuring 15.
List of natural disasters by death toll. Global multihazard mortality risks and distribution (2005) for cyclones, drought, earthquakes, floods, landslides, and volcanoes (excluding heat waves, snowstorms, and other deadly hazards). A natural disaster is a sudden event that causes widespread destruction, major collateral damage, or loss of life ...
UNDRR (formerly UNISDR) is part of the United Nations Secretariat and it supports the implementation & review of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction adopted by the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction on 18 March 2015 in Sendai, Japan. The Sendai Framework is a 15-year voluntary people-centred approach to disaster ...
Few countries are hit by more natural disasters than the Philippines. A volunteer group called Art Relief Mobile Kitchen is dedicated to helping victims. When disaster strikes in the Philippines ...
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council ( NDRRMC ), formerly known as the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) until August 2011, is a working group of various government, non-government, civil sector and private sector organizations of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines established on June 11, 1978 ...
On October 7, 1975, one hijacker on a Philippines Airlines BAC One-Eleven bound from Davao to Manila demanded to be taken to Libya. He surrendered. [ 14] On April 7, 1976, a BAC 1-11 was hijacked by rebels for seven days, demanding money and the release of imprisoned rebels. The aircraft ended up in Benghazi, Libya.