Manila, Quezon battle flood fury as tropical depression Maring pounds Philippines
A tropical depression dumped heavy rains in the Philippines early Tuesday, flooding metropolitan Manila and nearby provinces and causing a landslide that killed two brothers.
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A tropical depression dumped heavy rains in the Philippines early Tuesday, flooding metropolitan Manila and nearby provinces and causing a landslide that killed two brothers. AP
Five other people remain missing after flash floods swept away a house beside a swollen river in Laguna province, disaster relief officials said. AP
Disaster response official Elmer Espiritu said the brothers, aged 14 and 17, died when a landslide covered their home at the foot of a hill before dawn in Taytay town near Manila. AP
In Laguna's Calamba town, flash floods swept away at least one house along the bank of the swollen San Cristobal River. AP
The Philippine weather bureau says Tropical Depression Maring made landfall in eastern Quezon province Tuesday morning, moving northwest with 60 kilometres per hour winds and gusts of up to 100 kph. Reuters
The weather bureau has warned that continued moderate to heavy rains in Manila and nearby provinces along the cyclone's path may trigger flash floods and landslides. Reuters
A stronger Typhoon Talim is due to make landfall on Taiwan on late Wednesday and officials there were especially concerned about the risk of mudslides in mountainous parts of the island. Reuters