Tag: flooding
Vietnamese farmers face the wrath of climate change
Nguyen Ba, a 63-year-old farmer in Quang Phuoc commune, stood silently before his flooded field…
Flooding swamps Myanmar amid earthquake and civil war woes
MANDALAY (UCAN): Nearly a week of heavy rain triggered flooding in northern and central Myanmar,…
Apostolic vicar of Puerto Princesa calls for prayers and action to heal sick environment
PUERTO PRINCESA (AsiaNews): Bishop Socrates Mesiona, Apostolic Vicar of Puerto Princesa, Palawan, the Philippines, led…
Indonesian government project blamed for unprecedented flooding
LABUAN BAJO (UCAN): Residents and activists in Labuan Bajo, a popular tourist town in Indonesia’s…
Bishops call for concern over environment in midterm elections
MANILA (UCAN): At least two bishops in the Philippines have called on people to vote…
