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COTABATO CITY, Philippines — A mom, her daughter and one other baby died in separate drowning incidents throughout flash floods, spawned by an inter-tropical convergence zone, that hit two coastal cities of Sultan Kudarat province up to now two days, catastrophe officers stated.
Maila Puric, and her
Citing a report from the Lebak catastrophe response workplace, Hallegado stated villagers reported that the Pulidos have been strolling dwelling from the city middle at about 3 p.m. on Friday.
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They tried to cross the Salaman river amid heavy downpour and robust water present. However rampaging river waters first carried away Mylene, then Maila who got here to her daughter’s rescue.
Each drifted downstream and have been fished out of the river two hours after, already useless.
In Kalamansig city, Hallegado stated 8-year-old Lawrence Itew and his pals have been gathering coconut close to the Limulan river in Barangay Cadiz at about 7 a.m. on Friday when a flash flood struck.
Itew, in keeping with his pals, was swept away by the raging waters and his stays have been discovered on Saturday morning in Poral Seaside, Barangay Sta Maria, Kalamansig.
Hallegado stated 15 households in Lebak and 21 households in Kalamansig have been affected by flash floods.
Lebak Mayor Frederick Celestial led the distribution on Saturday of emergency meals packs, hygiene kits and different fundamental must flood victims. /cb
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