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Police: 3 people killed in Camarines Sur landslide


At least three people were killed in a landslide triggered by heavy rains of storm "Bebeng" (international codename Aure) in Camarines Sur, a police official said. Inspector Ayn Natuel, spokesperson for the Bicol Regional Police Office, said in a text message that the landslide occurred at 4 a.m. Sunday in Barangay Luluasan's Sitio Ikogan of Balatan town. Natuel identified the fatalities as Maribel Ruelan y Sanches, 19; Princes Ruelan y Sanchez, 8; and Marco Sanchez y Espinida, 7. According to Natuel, the victims' bodies were brought to Luluasan barangay chapel, adding that the provincial road going to the place is not passable due to flood at a spillway there. Local disaster officials headed by Mayor Ernesto Bagasbas is negotiating with the Mayor's Office for relief and financial assistance to the victims. — LBG, GMA News

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