Five dead in flash floods in Philippines

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Manila, Shawwal 21, 1436, August 06, 2015, SPA -- Five people, including a six-month-old baby and three children, died in flash floods caused by monsoon rains in the Philippines, civil defence officials said Thursday, according to dpa. Two were still missing and feared dead, while thousands were displaced by the floods in Bukidnon province, 868 kilometres south of Manila, said Ana Caneda, a regional civil defence director. "The victims were living near waterways," which swelled due to weeks of heavy rain, sweeping away more than 70 houses in the cities of Valencia and Malaybalay, she said. --SPA 13:08 LOCAL TIME 10:08 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w

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