Death Toll From Philippine Landslides, Floods Climbs to 85

Death Toll From Philippine Landslides, Floods Climbs to 85
A resident carries his livestock following a landslide at Cisolok district in Sukabumi, West Java province, Indonesia, January 1, 2019 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Picture taken January 1, 2019. Antara Foto/Nurul Ramadhan/ via Reuters
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The death toll from landslides and devastating floods in the central Philippines triggered by a tropical depression climbed to 85, officials said on Jan. 2, and 20 people were missing as rescuers slowly reached cut-off communities.

The casualties, including young children, were mostly killed when their homes collapsed in landslides after days of heavy rain in several provinces in the central Philippines, said Ricardo Jalad, executive director of the national disaster agency.