Death toll in Philippine landslides rises to 200

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Death toll in Philippine landslides rises to 200

The death toll in landslides and floods that hit the central and southern Philippine provinces recently rose to 200 as of late Sunday, the Philippine government said Monday.

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The death toll in landslides and floods that hit the central and southern Philippine provinces recently rose to 200 as of late Sunday, the Philippine government said Monday.

Fifty-seven persons were injured during the heavy landslides in the central Visayas and the southern Mindanao on Dec. 19, while 24 remained missing, the Philippine National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) said in a statement.

Among the provinces, the Southern Leyte in the central Visayas was the worst hit, with 154 dead, 40 injured and 20 missing, the NDCC said.

The NDCC said the landslides and flooding incidents caused 363. 09 million pesos (6.6 million US dollars) in total damages, including 226.42 million pesos (4.12 million dollars) to infrastructure, 133.47 million pesos (2.43 million dollars) to agriculture.

Power and water supply in most of Southern Leyte had been restored, it added.

International communities, including China, Japan, the United States and the United Nations, have donated funds and relief materials to the victims of the landslides and floods, which were blamed on erosion caused by illegal logging.

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