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Landslides kill 7 people in S. Philippines

Jan 20, 2024

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], January 20: At least seven people died in flash floods and landslides in the southern Philippine regions of Davao and Carago, the nation's civil defense declared on Friday.
The floods and landslides affected 71,000 families and more than 270,000 people living in these areas, the civil defense center said in a statement.
Eleven roads were damaged and five regions were deprived of power, it said, indicating that work and schooling were suspended in some of the afflicted areas.
Up to 15,000 people have been evacuated to safer areas and 22,000 others are still without shelter. - KUNA
Source: Kuwait Times

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Innovation and Impact Summit hosted by Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence, Delhi - NCR brings together participants from 36 countries

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