Landslides and flooding kill 13 people and leave seven missing in the southern Philippines. (Reuters)Landslides and flooding killed 31 people as heavy rain from an approaching storm lashed the southern Philippines, a disaster official said Friday. The storm unleashed flash floods carrying uprooted trees, rocks and mud overnight in mainly rural communities around Cotabato, a city of 300,000 people on Mindanao Island. Many residents were caught by surprise by the rapidly rising floodwaters, Naguib Sinarimbo, the spokesperson and civil defence chief for the regional government, told AFP. The state weather office in Manila said it was partly caused by Tropical Storm Nalgae, which it expects to strengthen at landfall.

Source: The Standard October 28, 2022 13:44 UTC