Tropical storm Choi-wan leaves at least 8 dead in Philippines
Xinhua
03 Jun 2021, 20:55 GMT+10
MANILA, June 3 (Xinhua) Philippine authorities on Thursday said the death toll from the tropical storm Choi-wan hitting the Southeast Asian country has risen to eight. At least 15 people, including two children aged seven and two, are still missing. Tropical storm Choi-wan made landfall on Tuesday, triggering floods and landslides in the central and southern Philippines. Most of the victims died from drowning or were buried in landslides. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said the storm affected more than 45,000 people in the southern Philippines.
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