Manila: Heavy rains and floods that devastated parts of the Philippines over the weekend have left at least 32 dead and 24 missings, the national disaster response agency said today.
More than 56,000 people were still in emergency shelters after bad weather in the eastern, central and southern Philippines.
Most of the deaths were from drowning while among the missing were fishermen whose boats capsized, the agency said.
Over 4,000 houses were damaged by the floods along with roads and bridges, and some areas were without power or water, the agency reported.
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