Christmas Day floods in the Philippines forced the evacuation of nearly 46,000 people from their homes, civil defence officials said Monday. Two people were killed and nine others were missing after heavy seasonal rain inundated parts of the southern region of Mindanao, the officials added. Photos released by the coastguard showed its orange-clad rescuers cradling toddlers plucked from homes in waist-deep floodwaters. The central and southern Philippines have been hit with bad weather as the disaster-prone nation of 110 million people began a long Christmas holiday. The Philippines is ranked among the most vulnerable nations to the impacts of climate change.

Source: The Standard December 26, 2022 19:02 UTC