<p>Manila: At least 20 people have died after days of torrential rains in parts of the southern Philippines, provincial disaster agencies said on Monday.</p><p>Thirteen people died in Davao de Oro province while two were missing, and seven people were killed in neighbouring Davao del Norte, disaster agency officials said.</p><p>A northeast monsoon and trough of a low pressure area brought rains in southern Mindanao region from January 28 to February 2, resulting in deadly floods and landslides, data from the national disaster agency show.</p>.Landslide in southern Philippines kills seven, 10 more missing. <p>More than 812,000 persons were affected, of which around 85,000 people took shelter in evacuation centres, it added.</p><p>In mid-January, 18 people died due to floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in southern Philippines.</p><p>Landslides and floods are frequent in the Southeast Asian nation, an archipelago of more than 7,600 islands that is hit by about 20 tropical storms annually.</p>
<p>Manila: At least 20 people have died after days of torrential rains in parts of the southern Philippines, provincial disaster agencies said on Monday.</p><p>Thirteen people died in Davao de Oro province while two were missing, and seven people were killed in neighbouring Davao del Norte, disaster agency officials said.</p><p>A northeast monsoon and trough of a low pressure area brought rains in southern Mindanao region from January 28 to February 2, resulting in deadly floods and landslides, data from the national disaster agency show.</p>.Landslide in southern Philippines kills seven, 10 more missing. <p>More than 812,000 persons were affected, of which around 85,000 people took shelter in evacuation centres, it added.</p><p>In mid-January, 18 people died due to floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in southern Philippines.</p><p>Landslides and floods are frequent in the Southeast Asian nation, an archipelago of more than 7,600 islands that is hit by about 20 tropical storms annually.</p>