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40 people killed in flooding in the Philippines
By the CNN Wire Staff
January 12, 2011 -- Updated 1349 GMT (2149 HKT)
A passenger jeepney traverses a flooded road in the town of Sto. Domingo, southeast of Manila on December 30, 2010.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
* Heavy rains started January 1
* The flooding has affected more than 1.2 million people
* Thousands of families are being helped at evacuation centers
RELATED TOPICS
* Philippines
(CNN) -- Forty people have died as massive
floods continued to hit areas of the Philippines,
emergency officials said Wednesday.
Recently flooding hit the eastern Philippines
island of Samar, the National Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management Council said
in a statement.
Heavy rains that started January 1 have
affected more than 1.2 million people in
23 provinces, the disaster council said.
The rain has also caused dangerous mudslides
and more than 1,200 homes have been damaged.
Thousands of families were being helped at
the many evacuation centers that had been set up
throughout the country, the disaster council said.
By the CNN Wire Staff
January 12, 2011 -- Updated 1349 GMT (2149 HKT)
A passenger jeepney traverses a flooded road in the town of Sto. Domingo, southeast of Manila on December 30, 2010.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
* Heavy rains started January 1
* The flooding has affected more than 1.2 million people
* Thousands of families are being helped at evacuation centers
RELATED TOPICS
* Philippines
(CNN) -- Forty people have died as massive
floods continued to hit areas of the Philippines,
emergency officials said Wednesday.
Recently flooding hit the eastern Philippines
island of Samar, the National Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management Council said
in a statement.
Heavy rains that started January 1 have
affected more than 1.2 million people in
23 provinces, the disaster council said.
The rain has also caused dangerous mudslides
and more than 1,200 homes have been damaged.
Thousands of families were being helped at
the many evacuation centers that had been set up
throughout the country, the disaster council said.
