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Maring Leaves 9 Dead as Ilocos, Cagayan Plead for Flood Rescue

#IlocosNeedsHelp and #CagayanNeedsHelpAgain are trending.
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At least nine people were killed and 11 others were missing after heavy rain across the Philippines triggered by Tropical Storm Maring (Kompasu) flooded villages and triggered landslides, authorities said Tuesday.

Maring drenched swathes of the most populous island of Luzon on Monday as it swept across the archipelago nation towards the South China Sea. On Twitter, cries for resuce from floods pushed the hashtags #IlocosNeedsHelp and #CagayanNeedsHelpAgain to the top of the trends.

Four people were killed in landslides in the landlocked mountainous province of Benguet, and one person drowned in the coastal province of Cagayan, the national disaster agency said. Seven people were missing on Luzon island. 

Eleven municipalities were flooded but it subsided Tuesday morning, Cagayan provincial information officer Rogelio Sending told AFP. 

The storm intensified the southwest monsoon, sparking a flash flood in a village in the western island province of Palawan, leaving four people dead and the same number missing.

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Up to eight villages in Puerto Princesa City remained flooded as of Tuesday due to drainage problems, said city disaster officer Earl Timbancaya.

The Philippines is hit by an average of 20 storms and typhoons every year, which typically wipe out harvests, homes and infrastructure in already impoverished areas.

Because a warmer atmosphere holds more water, climate change increases the risk and intensity of flooding from extreme rainfall.

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