Heavy rain, floods, landslides hit Northern Samar, prompt evacuations

Heavy rain, floods, landslides hit Northern Samar, prompt evacuations

NORTHERN SAMAR, Philippines – Heavy rain driven by a shear line swept across Northern Samar on Monday, January 5, prompting pre-emptive evacuations and causing widespread flooding and landslides. Officials said the bad weather conditions adversely affected some 1,449 families, or about 5,332 people, in Northern Samar. Of those affected, about 984 families or 3,582 people evacuated to 43 centers while the remainder sought shelter with relatives. …