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Philippines (the):Flood:2006/08/15

Duration	2006/08/15	Floods and landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains have killed 16 people in the southern Philippines and displaced tens of thousands, a disaster official said on Tuesday.
Country or District	Philippines (the)
Name	Flood

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Report/Articles Reueters News 2006/08/15 Tens of thousands were displaced by the floodwaters and landslides. Eight people, including two children, were reported missing when soil, loosened by almost five days of rain, buried a cluster of shacks in the southwestern province of Zamboanga del Sur on Monday.

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