13 dead in floods, landslides

At least 13 people died while 34 others were hurt after landslides and flash floods brought by a low pressure area struck towns in Mindanao January 12, most of which are still rehabilitating from the devastation of 2012’s Typhoon Pablo. The state weather bureau also reported rains in areas recently hit by Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) in the Visayas. The low pressure area was last located 70 kilometers southwest of Cagayan de Oro City as of Monday morning, January 13. It will continue bringing cloudy skies with moderate to heavy rain over Caraga, the Zamboanga Peninsula, Eastern Visayas, Central Visayas, and Bicol.

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