Sunday, January 16, 2011

47 Dead from Flooding in the Philippines; 1.5 Million Affected

For the past few weeks the Philippines has been dealing with heavy rainfall, flooding, and landslides, all triggered by an earlier monsoon. More than 1.5 million people in 25 provinces have been affected according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. The region of Caraga holds the greatest number of affected people at 600,000.
Moreover, 47 deaths have been caused by drowning, landslides, and electrocution, and at least four people remain missing. 503 homes are now destroyed along with 1,914 others that received some damages.
A medical team and supplies are to land in Siruma, Camarines Sur, on Sunday to address the critical condition of 450 households dealing with diarrhea.

Aleksandra Ruseva

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/01/16/philippines.flooding/index.html

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