Since the start of 2021, natural disasters have struck Asia, affecting thousands of people through damages and casualties. This was detailed in the weather recapitulation of the 1st and 2nd quarter, and will also be expounded in this 3rd quarter Asia weather recap. 

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How safe is the Philippine critical infrastructure? Is it always ready to stand against calamities like floods?

In an interview with Rappler, National Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Council (NDRRMC) Spokesperson Mark Timbal remembered his experience when tropical storm Yolanda (international name: Haiyan) ravaged Eastern Visayas on November 8, 2013, leaving over 6,000 dead and about 1800 missing. 

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We usually hear of summer storms during half of the year. However, are they the only ones that can cause floods? Absolutely not, because a lot of flooding and damage happen as well during winter months. Thus, we should not regard winter flooding as less important as it can also be disastrous. 

To understand how grave it is, let us come to know its threats, and find out how we can control them in the latter part of this blog. 

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Has your basement at home ever been flooded? Let’s say it hasn’t. But do you know that basements are susceptible to flooding? Even if it does not rain for a year, basement flooding could still happen. 

Thus, this blog presents to you the latest technology that can address the basement flooding problem.

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Floods and fires are both headaches in the Philippines. 

The data from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) showed that the number of fire incidents from January 1 to December 11, 2019 was 16,382. From those, a total of 330 people died. 

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