Death toll from Philippine landslides, floods rises to 14

MANILA, Feb 3: The death toll from landslides and floods triggered by torrential rain in the southern Philippines in the past week has risen to 14, official tallies showed Saturday.

Rain has pounded parts of Mindanao, the countrys second-largest island, on and off for weeks and forced tens of thousands of people into emergency shelters.

At least 10 people died in recent days in the mountainous gold mining province of Davao de Oro as it endured relentless downpours.
"I haven experienced that kind of heavy and continuous rain before," provincial information officer Fe Maestre told AFP.    â€”AFP