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A 10-year-old girl drowned Wednesday in rampaging floodwaters that swept through 10 villages in Sultan Kudarat town, spawned by continuous rains since Tuesday.

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More than 800 families from flood-stricken seaside communities in Palimbang, Sultan Kudarat are reluctant to return home due to inclement weather, apprehensive of a repeat of the flashfloods that sent them fleeing to higher grounds.

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A girl was killed and a boy went missing after flashfloods struck towns in Misamis Occidental and Zamboanga del Sur provinces on Monday.

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WATERWORLD.

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The number of casualties caused by southwest monsoon rains climbed to 16 in the northern part of the Philippines, local officials said Wednesday.

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Pet owners were asked yesterday to secure their pets in case their homes become flooded.

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More than 800 families from flood-stricken seaside communities in Palimbang, Sultan Kudarat are reluctant to return home due to inclement weather, apprehensive of a repeat of the flashfloods that sent them fleeing to higher grounds.

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WATERWORLD.

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The number of casualties caused by southwest monsoon rains climbed to 16 in the northern part of the Philippines, local officials said Wednesday.

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Pet owners were asked yesterday to secure their pets in case their homes become flooded.

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