Weeks of rains leave 47 dead in RP 01/16/2011

Weeks of rains leave 47 dead in RP

01/16/2011
More than two weeks of heavy rains have left at least 47 persons dead from flash floods and landslides across the Bicol region and other parts of the Visayas and Mindanao, the government yesterday said.

Monsoon rains have battered parts of the country since December 29, with more thunderstorms still forecast for these areas, the government weather station said.

The death toll from the rain has risen to 47 due to drownings or burial by landslides, while four more persons remain missing, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said.

Eight more persons were injured by landslides, the NDRRMC said in a statement, while over 18,000 persons were still housed in government evacuation centers because of continued danger..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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