Misamis floods kill 4

BALINGASAG, Misamis Oriental — A couple and their two children were killed when a strong current swept them away while crossing a river here the other day, authorities said.

The bodies of spouses Ronald and Ana Marie Ayuman and their children Joy, 3, and Neil, seven months, were fished out of the Balatukan River yesterday.

A farmer was reported missing in the flash floods that swept through villages here and in the adjoining towns of Lagonglong and Sugbungcogon.

Balingasag was the hardest-hit with at least 181 families in seven barangays affected. The floodwaters reached up to three feet. — Mike Baños