Landslide in central Philippines kills 4, injures 26
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Posted: Monday, June 30, 2008
MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Officials say heavy rains have triggered a landslide that killed at least four people and injured 26 others in the central Philippines.
Estrellita Escanan, the Office of Civil Defense's provincial coordinator, says a woman and her 1-year-old daughter were among those killed when the houses of six families were buried late Sunday in mountainous Samboan township, in Cebu province. Two young boys died in a nearby house. Many of the people were sleeping when the earth crashed down.
Escanan said Monday it had been raining heavily and villagers reported a squall that whipped up winds in the area before the landslide.
Estrellita Escanan, the Office of Civil Defense's provincial coordinator, says a woman and her 1-year-old daughter were among those killed when the houses of six families were buried late Sunday in mountainous Samboan township, in Cebu province. Two young boys died in a nearby house. Many of the people were sleeping when the earth crashed down.
Escanan said Monday it had been raining heavily and villagers reported a squall that whipped up winds in the area before the landslide.
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