Manila, philippine. Floods and landslides caused by hurricanes have killed 31 people in the Philippines. Seven people are also said to be missing. A large number of people have been injured. This disaster has wreaked havoc on the people there in the southern Philippines.
Local authorities say that floods and landslides have caused great destruction in the city of Cotabato in the southern Philippines. In this area with a population of 3 lakhs, people’s lives have been disturbed due to this natural calamity. Relief and rescue work is in full swing but many people are still trapped on the roof of their homes.
Cotabato’s Civil Defense Chief Naguib Sinarimbo told the media that 31 bodies had been recovered from the city’s area near Mindanao Island. Sinarimbo said the situation had worsened since yesterday’s storm. Water entered people’s houses. Many houses have been washed away. Relief rescue teams are engaged in taking people to a safe place by rubber boats. The floods also caused landslides in many places.
The Meteorological Department in Manila, Philippines said that these floods and landslides have come due to storm Nilgai. It has been raining heavily in Cotabato since 27 October. The Meteorological Department has said that the effect of the storm can be seen in other cities of the Philippines. He says that there is scope for improvement in the situation in Cotabato and its surrounding areas only after a day or two.
As a precaution, people are also being evacuated from areas where there is a possibility of floods or landslides. Along with the government of the Philippines, local organizations and people are also engaged in helping each other.
The Philippines faces an average of 20 hurricanes and cyclones every year. Every year hundreds of people in this country have to lose their lives. Houses, and fields, from roads to bridges get destroyed in the grip of this disaster.
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