Philippines Floods, Landslides Kill 44 After Christmas Day Rains

Members of the Philippine Coast Guard wade through a flooded street during a rescue operation, in Isabela, Basilan Province, Philippines, on Dec. 27, 2022. Philippine Coast Guard/Handout via Reuters

MANILA—The death toll from flooding and landslides caused by Christmas Day rains in the southern Philippines rose to 44, with 28 others still unaccounted for, the national disaster agency said on Friday.

Damage to infrastructure and crops has been estimated at 1.36 billion pesos ($24.4 million), it said in a bulletin.