Angara seeks creation of regional training center for disaster management 03/19/2011

Angara seeks creation of regional training center for disaster management

03/19/2011
As provinces in Visayas and Mindanao struggle to recover from calamity, Sen. Edgardo Angara sought the immediate establishment of the Disaster Science Management Center, a proposed regional training center for disaster preparedness.

Non-stop rains since last Wednesday morning caused intense flooding and landslides in Visayas and Mindanao, prompting local officials to declare a State of Calamity in Leyte, where thousands were forced to flee their homes.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) and the Philippine branch of the Red Cross have joined forces to put together a search-and-rescue team for those still missing in Eastern Visayas.

“We are witnessing the sheer power of nature — first through the massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan, and then now, here, with the flash floods and landslides in Visayas and Mindanao,” he said..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune


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