The central Philippines, hit by an earthquake that killed dozens and pounded by hundreds of aftershocks all week, was threatened by flash flooding Friday, according to UPI. Heavy rains lashed the Negros province, which took the brunt of Monday's 6.7-magnitude offshore earthquake, hampering the efforts of rescuers looking for bodies and survivors buried under landslides and toppled homes in Negros and neighboring provinces. The Philippine army placed the death toll at 48 but the official death toll from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council put it at 34, the Philippine Star reported Friday. Still others people remained missing. The worst hit towns in the Negros located in the Visayas island chain in central Philippines were Guihulngan, Jimalalud, La Libertad, Tayasan, Ayungon, Manjuyod and Bindoy.
