MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Flash floods triggered by torrential rains have swept away dozens of houses in the southern Philippines and killed at least 11 people, most of them children.
Civil defense officer Fe Austria Kalimpo says eight of the victims were between the ages of 3 and 8. She says they drowned when heavy rains swamped five villages in Davao city late Tuesday, overflowing rivers and triggering a deluge that reached 10 feet (3 meters) high in some places.
The floodwaters subsided Wednesday but rescuers are still searching for at least 13 missing people.
Davao Mayor Sara Duterte says about 200 people lost their homes.
Floods in the northern Philippines earlier this week killed five people and left 10 missing.
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