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2 die, 1 hurt in predawn landslide in Antipolo


A four-year-old child and her 67-year-old grandmother were killed after a landslide caused by heavy rains hit their home in Antipolo City before dawn Friday. Radio dzBB's Roland Bola reported the body of the four-year-old, initially identified as Edralyn Rosimo, was retrieved from the wreckage of their residence at 4 a.m. Earlier retrieved was the body of her grandmother Conchita, 67. Edralyn's pregnant mother Rose, 30, was rushed to the Amang Rodriguez Medical Center for treatment. The landslide hit the victims' house in Tanglaw Village in Barangay San Isidro in Antipolo City. The report said Rose was in stable condition as of Friday morning, but relatives would not immediately tell her about the deaths of her child and mother. Meanwhile, dzBB's Denver Trinidad reported that flash floods affected some 70 houses in Barangay Silangan in San Mateo town in Rizal province. No one was reported injured as the families were immediately evacuated. - GMANews.TV

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