Tuesday, 7 August 2012

At least 15 dead in Philippine capital Manila and nearby areas floods

MANILA: At least 15 people were killed Tuesday as torrential rains triggered a landslide and widespread flooding in the Philippine capital Manila and nearby areas, officials said.

The bodies of nine members of one family were pulled from the earth after a landslide buried four houses in a northern Manila slum, said Darius Ramos, a district watchman who was monitoring the rescue effort.

He said four people were rescued alive from the rubble.

Rescuers were still digging with shovels in

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