Floods, landslide kill six in RP

Floods, landslide kill six in RP

PHILIPPINES: Three people drowned in floods and a landslide buried alive a family of three as heavy rains pummeled the Philippines' main island of Luzon, including Manila, relief officials said on Sunday.

One person was missing in the floods, which stalled hundreds of vehicles and submerged low-lying parts of the capital from Saturday evening until early Sunday.

It was the second time this month that torrential rains wreaked havoc in the typhoon-prone Pacific archipelago. More than 60 people died in monsoon floods and landslides triggered by three typhoons that passed close to the country over a week ago.

The overnight rains were caused by a tropical depression, which swept through the heavily populated Luzon island with winds of up to 45 kph near the center, the weather bureau said. --Reuters