国际英语资讯:Death toll in landslides, flooding in Philippines rises to 50
<p><span word="MANILA">MANILA</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 30-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="landslides">landslides</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span> <span word="triggered">triggered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> 50, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="landslides">landslides</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drowning">drowning</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bicol">Bicol</span> <span word="region">region</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Disaster">Disaster</span> <span word="Risk">Risk</span> <span word="Reduction">Reduction</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Management">Management</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> (<span word="NDRRMC">NDRRMC</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="night">night</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="NDRRMC">NDRRMC</span> <span word="said">said</span> 15 <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Albay">Albay</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="six">six</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sorsogon">Sorsogon</span> <span word="province">province</span>, 16 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Camarines">Camarines</span> <span word="Sur">Sur</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="six">six</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Camarines">Camarines</span> <span word="Norte">Norte</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Masbate">Masbate</span> <span word="province">province</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> 11 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="injured">injured</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 11 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="missing">missing</span> -- <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Albay">Albay</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Camarines">Camarines</span> <span word="Norte">Norte</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Camarines">Camarines</span> <span word="Sur">Sur</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sorsogon">Sorsogon</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span>, <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="provinces">provinces</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 79,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="provinces">provinces</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="affected">affected</span>.</p><p><span word="Aside">Aside</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="rains">rains</span>, <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="ravaged">ravaged</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tropical">tropical</span> <span word="depression">depression</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="outages">outages</span>. <span word="Several">Several</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="buried">buried</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="landslides">landslides</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="sections">sections</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="impassable">impassable</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="NDRRMC">NDRRMC</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="casualties">casualties</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="days">days</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="Atmospheric">Atmospheric</span>, <span word="Geographical">Geographical</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Astronomical">Astronomical</span> <span word="Services">Services</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="rains">rains</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="pour">pour</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tropical">tropical</span> <span word="depression">depression</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="weakened">weakened</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="landfall">landfall</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="Samar">Samar</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p>
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