.Death toll from RP rains rises to 13
By Mario J. Mallari 01/05/2011
The death toll from landslides and floods in the Philippines rose to 13 yesterday as more areas were inundated, officials said.
The southern city of Butuan was swamped and thousands of residents of nearby areas fled to evacuation centers, said regional civil defense chief Blanche Gobenciong.
“This is the worst flooding in 10 years. Butuan City usually does not get flooded because it is protected by a viaduct but this time, it really got hit. The whole of Butuan City is flooded,” she said.
“Even the areas previously not touched by floods were affected,” she said of the city of 270,000 persons.... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20110105nat1.html
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