THE number of people displaced by heavy rains spawned by the southwest monsoon rose to more than 80,000 even as officials advised disaster mitigation teams to remain on alert particularly in hard-hit areas.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Monday the number of dead people remain at five. Of the victims, two died after they were hit by a collapsed firewall in Oroquieta Street, Santa Cruz, Manila and three by drowning in Sampaloc, Manila, Barangay Mariana in Quezon City and Janiuay, Iloilo.

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