Nine dead, six missing amid flooding in the Philippines

  • 2/10/2023
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Manila, Dhu-AlQa'dah 13, 1437, August 16, 2016, SPA -- Nine people were killed and six went missing after days of heavy monsoon rains caused flooding and several accidents in the Philippines, disaster relief officials said Tuesday, according to dpa. More than 20,000 people were also forced to flee their homes in the affected areas, including the capital Manila, according to Ricardo Jalad, head of the country's Office of Civil Defense. Most of those killed drowned in floods and swollen rivers, while two died when a collapsed wall crushed their homes, he added. --SPA 16:00 LOCAL TIME 13:00 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w

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