Floods, Landslides Kill at Least 20 People in Southern Philippines

A man wades through floodwaters brought about by heavy rains at a residential neighbourhood in Propseridad town, Agusan del Sur Province on southern Mindanao island on Feb. 1, 2024. Erwin Mascarinas/AFP via Getty Images

MANILA—At least 20 people have died after days of torrential rains in parts of the southern Philippines, provincial disaster agencies said on Monday.

Thirteen people died in Davao de Oro Province while two were missing, and seven people were killed in neighboring Davao del Norte, disaster agency officials said.