Floods, landslides and a boat accident following days of heavy rains have left at least seven people dead in the Philippines, officials said. The Office of Civil Defense said the flooding affected more than 25,900 people, including 2,242 who had to be evacuated from their communities in seven northern provinces and metropolitan Manila. Many have since returned home. The Associated Press quoted civil defense office as saying that 43 villages in the northern provinces of Pampanga and Nueva Ecija were still underwater on Saturday.
