Seven die as Leyte landslide buries home; 3K homeless
By Mario J. Mallari 03/18/2011At least seven members of a family yesterday died after their house was buried by landslide in Leyte province where more than 3,000 people have been displaced by flooding brought about by continuous heavy rains in several areas in the Visayas region since Wednesday.
Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) Region VIII officer-in-charge Epifanio Pabilona identified the fatalities as Marlon, 35; Winita, 35; Angelica, 14; John Paul, 13; John Ray; four-year-old Jenita, and three-year-old Heilrich, all surnamed Jordan.
“The response of the council was a bit late because of the heavy downpour that’s why one family has been buried under mudflow, landslide. They were all brought to hospital but they were declared dead upon arrival,” said Pabilona.
Pabilona added the seven victims were buried by landslide that hit Barangay Cabalawan in Tacloban City at around 2 a.m. yesterday.... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20110318nat3.html
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