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More than 100 dead in Philippine mudslides, official confirm

Flash Floods in Southern Philippines kill over 100 people. [Photo: Courtesy]

A tropical storm in the southern Philippines triggered mudslides and flash floods that killed more than 100 people, while dozens are missing, police and disaster officials said on Saturday.

The casualties, most of them caused late on Friday, were all on the main southern island of Mindanao, they said, adding three provinces were hardest hit.

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