Eight dead after flood sweeps vehicle away

Eight passengers, including a five-year-old girl, died in Rizal province of the Philippines after a flash flood swept a passenger jeepney, police said.

Patrolman Jason Benitez of the Tanay town police told Xinhua yesterday that the accident happened before 9pm local time on Saturday, while the jeepney carrying 25 passengers was crossing a river travelling north to a village from the town.