MANILA: The death toll from landslides and floods triggered by torrential rain in the southern Philippines in the past week has risen to 14, official tallies showed on Saturday (Feb 3).
Rain has pounded parts of Mindanao, the country’s second-largest island, on and off for weeks and forced tens of thousands of people into emergency shelters.
At least 10 people died in recent days in the mountainous gold mining province of Davao de Oro as it endured relentless downpours.
“I haven’t experienced that kind of heavy and continuous rain before,” provincial information officer Fe Maestre told AFP.
Of the 10 deaths in Davao de Oro, three were recorded in New Bataan municipality and another four people were killed in landslides in Maragusan and Monkayo municipalities, disaster officials told AFP.
Another three people drowned in separate incidents in Pantukan and Maco municipalities in Davao de Oro.
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