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Philippines (the):Flash Flood:2006/02/14

Duration	2006/02/14	Philippine social welfare officials say six people have now died in flashfloods that hit four provinces in the south of the country.
Country or District	Philippines (the)
Name	Flash Flood

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Report/Articles Reuters AlertNet 2006/02/15 The Philippines has warned farmers and ordered government agencies to prepare for heavy rains and flash floods from a stormy La Nina weather pattern that has already killed 16 in the country's southeastern provinces. The Manila Times 2006/02/14 Three more bodies were retrieved on Monday morning by the Southern Leyte Emergency Response Team, the Philippine National Police forces and the 43rd Infantry Army Battalion, leaving three victims yet to be recovered from the landslide that killed seven people in Barangay Kahupian, Sogod, Southern Leyte, Sunday morning. Radio Australia News 2006/02/14 Flooding displaces thousands in the Philippines

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Urgent Report from Supporting Members of the Asian Disaster Reduction Center Situation Report by National Disaster Coordinating Council as of 5:00PM, 14 February 2006 There were 62,334 families or 311,229 persons affected, out of which, a total of 1,682 families or 8,605 persons are still staying in 25 designated evacuation centers while others sought refuge in their relatives' houses.

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