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Landslide Death Toll Reaches Ten in Baguio

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In Short: Search operations for the landslide in Baguio, Philippines, have concluded, placing the final death toll at ten people. The national police report 13 injured in the Cordillera Autonomous Region and two in Calabarzon, with 3,187 police officers still deployed for habagat response.

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Search operations for the landslide from Sunday in Baguio, Philippines, have concluded, placing the final death toll at ten people. The national police have reported 13 injured individuals in the Cordillera Autonomous Region and two in Calabarzon, as part of their ongoing response to the habagat and storm conditions.

The Philippine National Police (PNP) also noted that 3,187 police officers were still deployed for habagat response operations, down from the 3,337 personnel mobilized earlier. Additionally, 855 of its personnel were deployed to oversee security measures in evacuation centers.

Thirty-three police officers from the National Capital Region Police Office reported that their homes had been flooded, highlighting the impact of the habagat and storm conditions across the country.

ABS-CBN, the leading media and entertainment company in the Philippines, continues to provide updates and coverage of the habagat and storm situation, which has affected various regions of the country.

Background

The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of about 7,641 islands, with a total area of about 300,000 square kilometers.

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