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Widespread rainfall warnings are in effect as the next storm system threatens heavy, flooding rains over parts of the Maritimes this weekend

THREE weeks after the tragic Masara landslide devastated the village in Barangay Masara, Maco, Davao de Oro, the search and retrieval operation has come to a permanent halt, leaving eight individuals buried beneath the debris.

THE Mines and Geosciences Bureau-Davao Region (MGB-Davao) urged residents in critical puroks of Barangay Mt. Diwata, Monkayo, Davao de Oro to relocate soonest after finding out that the majority of puroks in the barangay are susceptible to landslide and debris flow accumulation.

Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte personally awarded the heroism of four humanitarian and disaster K9 dogs, including Appa, who played a crucial role in search and rescue (SAR) operations in the Masara landslide tragedy that claimed a hundred lives.

THE Provincial Local Government Unit of Davao Oriental (PLGU-Davao Oriental) has temporarily closed the national highway along Munoz-Colilisi in Mati City due to huge cracks and continuous ground movements following the successive heavy rains.

THE Department of Agriculture - Davao Region (DA-Davao) reported a total agricultural production loss of P1.194 billion due to the combined impact of a low-pressure area (LPA) and shearline affecting Mindanao, particularly Davao Region.

AN OFFICIAL from the Municipality of Maco clarified that the reported 98 deaths actually consist of 93 confirmed deaths and four retrieved body parts.

As yet another atmospheric river-fueled storm produces days of deluge in California, the state faces one more round of rain Wednesday morning.

As yet another atmospheric river-fueled storm produces days of deluge in California, the state faces one more round of rain Wednesday morning.

Heavy rainfall will continue to bash Southern California on Tuesday, and as coastal areas of the state were under flood watches.