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Death toll from floods across Philippines climbs to 28

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Residents wade through the flood in Brooke" s="" Palawan="" on="" Jan.="" Photo="" courtesy="" of="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/01/16/20230104-palawan-flood-brookes-ho-303.jpg"/><figcaption>Residents wade through the flood in Brooke&#x27;s Point, Sofronio, Palawan on Jan. 4, 2022. <em>Photo courtesy of Pedrography</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — At least 28 people have died due heavy rains that spawned floods across the Philippines this month, authorities said on Monday, as forecasters warned of continued heavy rains in the country. </p><p>Heavy downpours and flooding have plagued the nation&#x27;s southern and central islands since the Christmas weekend, forcing hundreds of thousands to flee their homes. </p><p>Since Jan. 2, back-to-back low pressure areas, the amihan, and shear line have killed 28 people across the country, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said. </p><p>&quot;Ang cause of death po ng karamihan po dito is drowning po ang karamihan po, at may pang ilan po na natabunan po ng landlside,&quot; OCD information officer Diego Agustin Mariano told ABS-CBN&#x27;s TeleRadyo. </p><p>(In most cases, the cause of death is drowning, while others were buried in landslides.)</p><p>Eleven people were reported injured and 3 were missing, the OCD added. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2420569" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>The bad weather has displaced some 55,000 families in 13 regions, the agency said. </p><p>It pegged the damage to infrastructure at around P171.5 million, with some 1,307 houses damaged, while 28 roads and 12 bridges were not passable. </p><p>Damage to agriculture, meanwhile, was estimated at around P274.1 million. </p><p>One province and 10 cities and municipalities were also placed under a state of calamity.</p><p>Government has distributed around P74.2 million in assistance to affected residents, the OCD said. </p><p>The state weather forecaster PAGASA warned of light to moderate rains in Metro Manila and other parts of Luzon on Monday due to a low pressure area. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/16/23/lpa-to-dump-rains-over-metro-manila-parts-of-luzon">Low pressure to area to dump rains over Metro Manila, parts of Luzon</a></li></ul><p>The Philippines is ranked among the most vulnerable nations to the impacts of climate change, and scientists have warned that storms are becoming more powerful as the world gets warmer.</p><p>For more updates, visit the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/weather">ABS-CBN Weather Center</a>.</p><div><strong>— With reports from Benise Balaoing, ABS-CBN News; Agence France-Presse</strong></div>

At least 28 people have died due heavy rains that spawned floods across the Philippines this month, authorities said on Monday. 