Death toll from rains rises to five 01/04/2011

Death toll from rains rises to five

01/04/2011
The death toll from heavy rains swamping the eastern Philippines has risen to five following a fresh landslide, the government said yesterday.

A one-year-old boy and a five-year-old girl were buried and killed in a landslide on the island of Leyte last Sunday, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said in its latest bulletin.

Floods and landslides over the weekend forced more than 1,000 families to flee their homes in Leyte and nearby Samar island, with soldiers mobilized to conduct rescues and clear roads, it added..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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