A man clings onto the rope of a rescue boat as residents are evacuated from their homes due to heavy flooding in Cagayan de Oro city in the Philippines, December 22, 2017. Picture taken December 22, 2017. REUTERS/Froilan Gallardo
MANILA (Reuters) - A mudslide triggered by heavy rain has buried dozens of houses in a farming community in the southern Philippines, local disaster officials said on Friday.
Soldiers and emergency workers rushed to a remote village in the Tubod region in Lanao del Norte province, expecting to find casualties from landslides and massive flooding, local disaster official Roy Secuya told journalists.
"We have no contact with village officials because power and communications lines were down due to a tropical storm," Secuya said. "There were unconfirmed reports of deaths but we still do not have the numbers."
Rescuers evacuate residents during heavy flooding in Cagayan de Oro city in the Philippines, December 22, 2017. Picture taken December 22, 2017 REUTERS/Froilan Gallardo
Heavy equipment was being sent to the area, he added.
Tropical storm Tembin has weakened after hitting land on the island of Mindanao. Local officials said seven people had been killed by flooding in Lanao del Sur province.
Rescuers evacute residents during heavy flooding in Cagayan de Oro city in the Philippines, December 22, 2017. Picture taken December 22, 2017 REUTERS/Froilan Gallardo
(Reporting By Manuel Mogato; Editing by Kevin Liffey)
Rescuers evacuate residents during heavy flooding in Cagayan de Oro city in the Philippines, December 22, 2017. Picture taken December 22, 2017. REUTERS/Froilan GallardoRescuers evacuate residents from their homes during heavy flooding in Cagayan de Oro city in the Philippines, December 22, 2017. Picture taken December 22, 2017 REUTERS/Froilan GallardoResidents are seen on the top of a partially submerged vehicle along a flooded road in Cagayan de Oro city in the Philippines, December 22, 2017. Picture taken December 22, 2017. REUTERS/Froilan GallardoFloodwaters from cyclone Vinta are seen at a house in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, December 22, 2017, in this picture from social media. Twitter/Maria Imbyerna/@bilyuuhh/via REUTERS A toilet is submerged in floodwaters from cyclone Vinta at a house in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, December 22, 2017, in this picture from social media. Twitter/Maria Imbyerna/@bilyuuhh/via REUTERS
Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
