Woman, grandchild drown crossing swollen river in Davao del Sur

DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur – The bodies of an elderly barangay health worker and her 5-year-old grandchild were retrieved by joint search and rescue personnel on Tuesday night after they were reported missing, believed swept by raging floodwater while crossing a river in Barangay San Agustin here on Monday. John Basil Sevilla, Digos City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) action officer, identified the victims as Teresita Juban, 65, and Melanie Juban, 5. Both are residents of San Agustin, Digos City. READ: 6-year-old boy drowns in Samar; 2 minors rescued in Leyte Sevilla said that upon receiving information […]... Keep on reading: Woman, grandchild drown crossing swollen river in Davao del Sur

Original source: Philippine Daily Inquirer