'Maring' leaves 9 dead, 11 missing

Nine persons died while 11 were reported missing as severe Tropical Storm "Maring" (international name: Kompasu) continued to bring heavy rains and trigger flash floods and landslides mostly in Northern Luzon.

Ricardo Jalad, executive director of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), on Tuesday said three of the nine fatalities died in a landslide in Central Ambiong in La Trinidad, Benguet, while another was also killed in a landslide in Ampucao in Itogon, also in Benguet.