Mudslide triggered by heavy rain kills woman in Bataan town
ABUCAY, Bataan — A 27-year-old woman died on Saturday morning, July 9, after her house in Abucay town in Bataan province was hit by a mudslide that was triggered by heavy rainfall, a police report said.
Police identified the victim as Roselyn dela Cruz, a mother of two.
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Initial report said Dela Cruz was inside their small house in Sitio (sub-village) Hacienda when the soil in the area, softened by heavy rain which poured Friday night, July 8, came sliding down a nearby hill at around 8 a.m.
The victim was immediately retrieved by police and members of municipal disaster risk reduction management council.
Police did not say how the victim’s two children escaped the landslide.
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