Tropical storm Tembin kills 30 in Philippine village
- 6 years ago
Floods and mudslides triggered by tropical storm Tembin have killed 30 people and left around 60 others missing in Tugaya Village in Tubod City of Mindanao in the Philippines.
As one of the most remote villages in Tubod, Tugaya Village has been completely destroyed and left buried in mud. Over 120 households in the village were affected by the tropical storm which has left 116 houses damaged beyond repair.
Tembin battered the southern Philippine island of Mindanao last Friday, triggering floods and mudslides across the region, leaving over 200 people dead, more than 150 others missing and some 70,000 homeless, according to the Philippine government.
As one of the most remote villages in Tubod, Tugaya Village has been completely destroyed and left buried in mud. Over 120 households in the village were affected by the tropical storm which has left 116 houses damaged beyond repair.
Tembin battered the southern Philippine island of Mindanao last Friday, triggering floods and mudslides across the region, leaving over 200 people dead, more than 150 others missing and some 70,000 homeless, according to the Philippine government.