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Death toll due to monsoon rains climbs to 13 in Philippines

Xinhua, August 17, 2016 Adjust font size:

Death toll in Philippines due to monsoon rains rose to 13 as displaced persons also climbed to over 262,000, the state disaster response agency said Wednesday.

Aside from those who perished, six others were injured and nine were reported missing, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said.

Of the affected 55,963 families or 262,271 persons, 4,487 families or 17,896 individuals from six regions in the northern part of the country, including the National Capital Region, were still housed in 77 evacuation centers.

The government has extended relief assistance worth 6.3 million pesos (134,000 U.S. dollars) to the affected families.

Classes in public and private schools in some areas in seven provinces and in Metro Manila were suspended.

The state weather forecasting agency warned that monsoon rains, which may trigger flashfloods and landslides, will be experienced over Ilocos Region and the provinces of Benguet, Zambales, Bataan, Tarlac and Pampanga, all in northern part of the country.

Southwest monsoon, which brought massive rains, have been affecting some parts of the country since Aug. 8. Endit