7 dead, over 2,000 displaced as rains batter Mindanao

DAVAO CITY — Heavy rains brought by a shear line have battered the eastern seaboard of Mindanao since Thursday, causing floods that forced over 2,000 individuals to flee their homes and triggering landslides that buried houses and blocked roads. Authorities reported seven deaths due to landslides—three in Monkayo town, Davao de Oro, on Thursday evening