The number of deaths due to landslides increases to ten in the Philippines
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Published at: 19/01/2024 01:07 PM
Police and local authorities in the Philippines reported
that, so far, ten people have died as a result of the landslide
that hit a mining town in the province of Davao de Oro, in the
south of the Asian country.
Through a post on
social networks, the municipality of Monkayo said that rescuers found three dead bodies this
Friday near houses buried by mud and
piles of rubble, while on Thursday they found seven bodies, including five of them minors.
In addition, it reported a missing person
and a one-year-old girl is injured, while more than 70,000 families
are affected by floods and landslides caused by
torrential rains, Xinhua reported.
Mazo News Team