The storm dumped two months’ worth of rainfall in just two days in some areas.
LAUREL, Philippines - Residents of the northern Philippines used spades and rakes to clear their homes of mud and debris on Oct 25 while others still awaited rescue as the death toll from
“That’s the problem we’re having with Bicol, so difficult to penetrate,” he said, adding that ground saturated by rain had led to “landslides in areas that didn’t have landslides before”.In Laurel, a scenic town nestled near volcanic Lake Taal south of the capital Manila, AFP reporters saw roads blocked by felled trees, vehicles half-submerged in mud and homes severely damaged by flash flooding.
Ms Jona Maulion, who started an auto repair business in Laurel less than a year ago, questioned if her family could ever afford to restart from scratch. Another five people were killed in a flash flood in the coastal village of Subic Ilaya, police corporal Alvin de Leon said.
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