Death toll from Philippine floods, landslides climbs to 44

Forty-four people have died in flooding in the southern and eastern part of the country that began on Christmas Day, December 25, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Agency said Friday, Report informs, citing local media.

Twenty-eight people are listed as missing, while 12 others were reported injured.

The rains affected over half a million individuals and damaged 4,522 houses in MIMAROPA, Bicol region, Western Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Davao region, CARAGA, and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.