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Niigata: Where kids have fun,
learn how to deal with disasters

by Karol Anne M. Ilagan

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Read more… | Posted Monday, March 7th, 2011
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When Kobe rose from the ruins

by Karol Anne M. Ilagan

KOBE – When the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake struck on Jan. 17, 1995, this port city in western Japan was devastated in an instant, leaving 6,437 either dead or missing and about $100 billion worth of infrastructures damaged. Today there is not a trace of the tragic event in this city nestled in between mountains and [...]

Read more… | Posted Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

One year after Quezon disaster, women are leading their families toward recovery

by Tess B. Bacalla

NAKAR, INFANTA and REAL, Quezon — She is the mother of 10 children, so Jasmine Suplido was used to having her hands full all the time. But since twin typhoons late last year caused muddy waters and felled trees to tumble down the nearby mountains and wreak havoc in Quezon and neighboring provinces, the hours of the day — and night — have been hardly enough for the 46-year-old.

Read more… | Posted Monday, November 14th, 2005
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Resilience amid ruin

by Tess B. Bacala

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — Rahmi is about 14, but has already lost the world she knew. One can see it in her sad, soulful eyes, and in her inability to smile. And the reason is evident just by surveying what surrounds her here in this northwestern Sumatran city. Nearly a year after the powerful Dec. 26 earthquake struck and triggered tsunamis in several parts of Asia, this once bustling coastal city remains desolate. In many areas, piles of rubble are the only proof that there were once houses and buildings there while in others, muddy boats scattered willy-nilly far from the shore show just how strong the waves that swept into Banda Aceh were. There are also places where the stench of death still hangs in the air, even as a few men sort through the debris.

Read more… | Posted Wednesday, November 2nd, 2005

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