According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, a majority of the dead had drowned with at least five others killed in landslides. The Council said more than 8,000 people displaced by rising floodwaters remain at evacuation centres across the country. Seventy per cent of the country’s southern region are still under flood waters.
Meanwhile, the chief government forecaster Graciano Yumul said there is a risk of further floods and landslides with rains expected to continue for the rest of the week.