Thousands battle Philippine floods as death toll climbs

MANILA: Tens of thousands battled neck-deep floods in the Philippines Tuesday as Typhoon Saola continued to bring heavy rains, with the death toll from the storm rising to eight, officials said.

Heavy downpours battered parts of the country for the third day in a row, forcing the evacuation of more than 145,000 people, said civil defence chief Benito Ramos.

UN to visit flood-hit areas in North Korea

By: AAP | Latest International News | Tuesday July 31 2012 17:37

A United Nations team will visit flood-hit areas of North Korea to consider possible aid, a UN official says after Pyongyang reported scores dead and tens of thousands homeless. The country's official news agency on Tuesday published photographs which appeared to show large swathes of submerged land, and people wading through thigh-high water or taking refuge on rooftops. UN officials already based in the North will visit the two worst-affected counties "to see what help if any the UN country team can provide", said UNICEF's Bangkok-based regional spokesman Christopher de Bono.

Beijing flood death toll 'rises to 77'

 By Claire Cozens | AFP News – 18 hours ago

The death toll from the worst rains to hit Beijing in more than 60 years has risen to 77, China's official Xinhua news agency said Thursday, more than doubling previous figures.

Many residents of China's sprawling capital had expressed doubts about the official toll of 37 that Beijing authorities announced late Sunday, believing the true figure to be much higher.

Saturday's freak downpour, said to be the heaviest rain since records began in 1951, caused rivers to burst their banks and flood major highways, submerging large numbers of vehicles.

មនុស្សស្លាប់ ក្នុងទឹកជំនន់ នៅប៉េកាំង កើនឡើង ៤០នាក់បន្ថែមទៀត

ប៉េកាំង៖ ចំនួនមនុស្សស្លាប់ដែលកើតឡើង ដោយសារភ្លៀងធ្លាក់យ៉ាងគំហុក វាយប្រហាររដ្ឋធានីប៉េកាំង របស់ប្រទេសចិន នោះបានកើនឡើងដល់ ៧៧នាក់ហើយ បន្ទាប់ពីសេចក្តីរាយ ការណ៍កាលពីចុងសប្តាហ៍កន្លងទៅនេះថា មានតែ៣៧នាក់នោះ។ ទីភ្នាក់ងារព័ត៌មានចិន ស៊ិនហួ បានចេញផ្សាយនៅថ្ងៃសុក្រ ទី២៧ ខែកក្កដា ឆ្នាំ២០១២ ទៀតថា នេះជាទឹកជំនន់ ដែលបង្កឡើងដោយភ្លៀងធ្លាក់ខ្លាំង នៅទីក្រុងនេះ មិនធ្លាប់មានអស់រយៈកាល ៦០ឆ្នាំ។

ចំពោះការប្រកាស ចំនួនមនុស្សស្លាប់សាជាថ្មី នៅទីក្រុងប៉េកាំងនេះ គឺបន្ទាប់ពីប្រជាជនជាច្រើន ដែលរស់នៅទីនេះបានមានមន្ទិលសង្ស័យទៅនឹង ការប្រកាសដដែលៗពីរដ្ឋបាល ក្នុងតំបន់ថា មនុស្សស្លាប់មានតែ ៣៧នាក់នោះ ព្រោះពួកគេបានជឿជាក់ថាមានច្រើនជាងនេះ។ គួរបញ្ជាក់ថា ភ្លៀងធ្លាក់យ៉ាងគំហុក បានកើនឡើងទីក្រុងប៉េកាំង កាលពីថ្ងៃសៅរ៍សប្តាហ៍មុននេះ ដែលបានបណ្តាលឲ្យមានទឹកជំនន់យ៉ាងខ្លាំង វាយប្រហារតំបន់ជិតប្រជុំភ្នំ ជាយទីក្រុងនេះ មិនធ្លាប់មាននោះទេតាំងពីឆ្នាំ ១៩៥១។

គេសង្កេតឃើញថា ប្រជាជនដែលរស់នៅទីក្រុង មានការមិនពេញចិត្តយ៉ាងខ្លាំងចំពោះព័ត៌មាន ដែលបានបញ្ចេញដោយរដ្ឋបាលប្រចាំតំបន់ ដោយវាមានភាពយឺតយ៉ាវ បណ្តាលឲ្យមនុស្សបាត់បង់ជីវិតច្រើន ក៏ព្រោះតែគេមិនបានត្រៀមខ្លួន ទុកជាមុននោះ។ ចំពោះការស្តីបន្ទោសនេះដែរ អាជ្ញាធរក្រុងប៉េកាំង ក៏ចេញមុខទទួលកំហុស និង សូមអភ័យទោស ចំពោះការធ្វេសប្រហែសខាងលើនេះដែរ៕

Beijing flood victims fume at official response

By Steven Jiang, CNN

updated 11:36 PM EDT, Wed July 25, 2012

Beijing (CNN) -- Four days after the biggest rainstorm in six decades
hit the Chinese capital, Zhang Huishen remains furious over what she
perceives as government indifference to her family's plight.

China accused of censoring Beijing flood damage, deaths

A man dumps mud along a street outside his home Thursday in an area of Beijing devastated by heavy rains last weekend. / AFP/Getty Images

BEIJING (USA TODAY) — The worst rainstorm to hit the Chinese capital in six decades has given rise to widespread anger against officials who are accused of censoring the scope of massive floods.

Government authorities raised the death toll Thursday to 77 from the previous total of 37 but some suspect the toll could be much higher from a deluge Saturday and flash flooding.

But China's state-controlled media continues to publish and broadcast positive news stories about the relief effort while censors delete negative postings online.

300 families flee as floods hit Camiguin

Posted at 07/27/2012 12:31 PM | Updated as of 07/27/2012 12:31 PM

MANILA, Philippines – At least 300 families on Friday fled their homes in the island province of Camiguin due to floods.

Heavy rains since Thursday night triggered flooding in several barangays in Mahinog town.

The affected families are currently staying in an evacuation center for fear of flooding. Local disaster management officials have started preparing relief goods in case the rains get worse.