In the Philippines, specifically Manila, at least 13 people have been killed from floods and landslides which were caused from large amounts of rain for the past week. This northeastern part of the Philippines is was still trying to recover from a typhoon a month earlier. Although the rains eased up on Sunday, 200 families in the Kalinga province to be relocated because a side of a mountain gave away from all the water which then created a dam. If this dam were to not hold, the village would be smashed by rushing waters. Last week, 6 of the 13 people killed, were buried by a landslide in Isabela province. 2 others remain missing from this landslide.
Some people may not think of landslides as a threatening event. However, as you can see, they can be deadly. Hopefully the evacuation of these villages will help keep death tolls low.
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/ap/20101107/tap-as-philippines-floods-fe2a5de.html
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