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Philippines warns of water-borne diseases after floods
Philippine health authorities have issued an alert on water-borne diseases after floods hit the northern Philippines. The Ilocos region health centre warned against influenza, leptospirosis and dengue. Leptospirosis can be contracted through…
The Story in Brief
Philippine health authorities have issued an alert on water-borne diseases after floods hit the northern Philippines. The Ilocos region health centre warned against influenza, leptospirosis and dengue. Leptospirosis can be contracted through exposure to floodwater contaminated with animal urine, said Dr Helen D Tobias. Separately, red and yellow alerts were raised for power grids in central and southern Philippines as several coal-fired plants remained offline. The National Grid Corporation reported available capacity below peak demand. The Philippine National Police reported 26 weather-related fatalities, including 25 civilians.
The Indian Opinion
The floods are predictable, but the repeated power plant shutdowns, 20 in Visayas since 2021, point to chronic maintenance failures, not just weather. Indian observers will watch whether Manila audits these outages or merely cycles through alerts. The real test is how many plants return to service after the monsoon.
Source: assamtribune.com
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