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