Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Death toll from Philippine landslides and floods rises to 43

Residents are evacuated by rescuers in a flooded village in Panitan, Panay island, Philippines on Tuesday. Heavy rains caused by a summer tropical depression killed at least a few dozen people in the central and southern Philippines, mostly due to landslides, officials said.

A summer tropical depression unleashed days of pounding rain in the central and southern Philippines. Rescuers were struggling with mud and unstable heaps of earth and debris to find missing people.

(Image credit: Philippine Coast Guard via AP)

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