One dead, over 43,000 displaced in Philippine floods

Philippine Coast Guard personnel evacuating a sick resident from a flooded home at a village in Catarman town, Northern Samar, central Philippines on Nov 21. - AFP

MANILA: At least one person was killed and tens of thousands were forced to flee their homes after heavy downpours triggered flooding across the central Philippines, authorities said Wednesday (Nov 22).

Rescuers used inflatable boats and ropes to reach people stranded in their houses in Northern Samar, one of the hardest hit provinces, where villages and towns have been inundated after a week of rain.