‘Habagat’ death toll in Zambales, Bataan rises to 30

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‘Habagat’ death toll in Zambales, Bataan rises to 30

By Robert Gonzaga
Inquirer Central Luzon
September 24th, 2013

SUBIC, Zambalesâ€"The death toll from landslides and floods induced by the “habagat” (southwest monsoon) in the provinces of Zambales and Bataan rose to 30 on Tuesday as rescue workers continued digging up bodies buried by mud and debris in the towns of Subic, Castillejos and San Marcelino in Zambales.

Zambales Rep. Jeffrey Khonghun said areas in his district, from Olongapo to San Marcelino town, suffered the most as heavy rains from Sunday to Monday triggered landslides and floods.

Khonghun said 18 people died in separate landslides in the boundary of the villages of Wawandue and Cawag and in Barangay (village) San Isidro in Subic while four others died in another landslide in the village of Aglao in San Marcelino town.

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LONE SURVIVOR A dog sits on the rubble of the house of its master that was hit by a landslide in Barangay Wawandue in Subic, Zambales, on Tuesday morning. Neighbors said the dog was the first to emerge from the rubble that was covered with mud as they tried to rescue the doomed family. GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/