Awwal 01, 1432, Feb 04, 2011, SPA -- The death toll in floods and landslides caused by more than a month of heavy rains in the Philippines has reached 82, the Office of Civil Defence said Friday. Accordign to dpa, the latest fatalities were 11 residents of the southern provinces of Surigao del Norte, Agusan del Norte, Surigao del Sur and Agusan del Sur. The office said six drowned in floods, four were buried in landslides and one man was swept away by strong currents while crossing a swollen river. While floods were receding in most areas, the agency said almost half a million people were affected by the heavy rains in the four provinces alone. Since December, over 2 million people have been displaced by the bad weather in the Philippines. Damage to agriculture and infrastructure has reached nearly 50 million dollars.
