Southern Philippines witnessed heavy rains on Christmas day, followed by floods. Due to this, the number of deaths reported in the region has increased to 13. Although&nbsp;flash floods have started to subside, authorities continue to search for the 23 missing people.&nbsp;

The cause of death in most cases was drowning from flash floods after two days of heavy downpours. According to the national disaster agency, evacuation centres in the Philippines have given shelter to more than 45,000 people, Reuters news agency reported.&nbsp;

The heavy torrential rains in the Philippines resulted in the cancellation of Christmas due to&nbsp;clogged roads caused by overflowing streams. Coast guards and the police waded through waist-deep waters and carried residents along landslide-hit areas, as shown on social media platforms.

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As the population of the Philippines is majorly Catholic, Christmas is the most important holiday for the nation. The collision of warm and cold clouds caused rain clouds to form in the southern Philippines.&nbsp;

Emeterio Roa, the mayor of Clarin town, believes that the most damage has been to livestock as the floods have swept adult animals with them.&nbsp;

The Philippines records more than 20 tropical storms every year. The archipelago of more than 7,600 islands witnesses adverse weather conditions, especially the monsoon rains that cause landslides and floods and ruin crops.&nbsp;

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The Philippine Red Cross has shared a video of their search and rescue teams deployed during the heavy floods. So far, they have saved at least 176 citizens.&nbsp;

Before this, the Philippines experienced extreme weather conditions in October 2022. A severe tropical storm, accompanied by heavy torrential rains across Visayas and Luzon, killed around 160 people. Likewise, a more disastrous typhoon&nbsp;hit the southeastern nation in April 2022. During the storm, several villages experienced extreme torrential rainfalls and heavy floods. It caused 214 fatalities.&nbsp;

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Southern Philippines witnessed heavy rains on Christmas day, followed by floods. Due to this, the number of deaths reported in the region has increased to 13. Although flash floods have started to subside, authorities continue to search for the 23 missing people.

Southern Philippines witnessed heavy rains on Christmas day, followed by floods. Due to this, the number of deaths reported in the region has increased to 13. Although flash floods have started to subside, authorities continue to search for the 23 missing people. The cause of death in most cases was drowning from flash floods after two days of heavy downpours. According to the national disaster agency, evacuation centres in the Philippines have given shelter to more than 45,000 people, Reuters news agency reported. The heavy torrential rains in the Philippines resulted in the cancellation of Christmas due to clogged roads caused by overflowing streams. Coast guards and the police waded through waist-deep waters and carried residents along landslide-hit areas, as shown on social media platforms. Also read| Philippines floods force evacuation of tens of thousands on Christmas day As the population of the Philippines is majorly Catholic, Christmas is the most important holiday for the nation. The collision of warm and cold clouds caused rain clouds to form in the southern Philippines. Emeterio Roa, the mayor of Clarin town, believes that the most damage has been to livestock as the floods have swept adult animals with them. The Philippines records more than 20 tropical storms every year. The archipelago of more than 7,600 islands witnesses adverse weather conditions, especially the monsoon rains that cause landslides and floods and ruin crops. Watch| At least 13 people have been killed in Philippine floods The Philippine Red Cross has shared a video of their search and rescue teams deployed during the heavy floods. So far, they have saved at least 176 citizens. Before this, the Philippines experienced extreme weather conditions in October 2022. A severe tropical storm, accompanied by heavy torrential rains across Visayas and Luzon, killed around 160 people. Likewise, a more disastrous typhoon hit the southeastern nation in April 2022. During the storm, several villages experienced extreme torrential rainfalls and heavy floods. It caused 214 fatalities. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE

Philippines floods: Death toll rises to 13 with 23 missing

Five people have been killed in the Philippines and tens of thousands have fled from floods caused by days of unrelenting rain, rescuers said today. 
 
Civil defence officials warned residents of Manila and nearby provinces to expect more heavy seasonal rain over the coming days as more than 24,000 people sought refuge in schools and government buildings. 
 
&quot;We are expecting more low-lying areas to experience flooding,&quot; National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council spokeswoman Romina Marasigan told AFP. 
 
&quot;Those who are already in evacuation centres should stay there until the weather improves,&quot; she added. 
 
Those evacuated include nearly 9,000 Manila residents displaced by flooding from the Marikina River on Saturday. 
 
The council said three Manila slum residents were crushed to death Saturday by walls that collapsed in the floods. 
 
A man drowned crossing a swift-flowing river on the central island of Panay on Wednesday, it said, while the authorities retrieved a body from a Manila canal on Friday -- the cause of death is under investigation. 
 
A fisherman went missing at sea off the central island of Marinduque on Monday, while a man was injured by falling rocks at a highway east of Manila on Friday, it said. 
 
In all, more than 70,000 people have had their houses swamped by floodwaters, the council said, though the majority of residents have remained at home. 
 
The western section of the Philippines has been swamped by heavy rain over the past week, forcing the cancellation of some domestic commercial flights and the suspension of classes. 
 
(AFP)

In all, more than 70,000 people have had their houses swamped by floodwaters, National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said

Five people have been killed in the Philippines and tens of thousands have fled from floods caused by days of unrelenting rain, rescuers said today. Civil defence officials warned residents of Manila and nearby provinces to expect more heavy seasonal rain over the coming days as more than 24,000 people sought refuge in schools and government buildings. "We are expecting more low-lying areas to experience flooding," National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council spokeswoman Romina Marasigan told AFP. "Those who are already in evacuation centres should stay there until the weather improves," she added. Those evacuated include nearly 9,000 Manila residents displaced by flooding from the Marikina River on Saturday. The council said three Manila slum residents were crushed to death Saturday by walls that collapsed in the floods. A man drowned crossing a swift-flowing river on the central island of Panay on Wednesday, it said, while the authorities retrieved a body from a Manila canal on Friday -- the cause of death is under investigation. A fisherman went missing at sea off the central island of Marinduque on Monday, while a man was injured by falling rocks at a highway east of Manila on Friday, it said. In all, more than 70,000 people have had their houses swamped by floodwaters, the council said, though the majority of residents have remained at home. The western section of the Philippines has been swamped by heavy rain over the past week, forcing the cancellation of some domestic commercial flights and the suspension of classes. (AFP)

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