Boy, 9, drowns in Cebu City river amid rains

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A nine-year-old boy drowned on Tuesday amid inclement weather here brought by the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). The victim, identified as Yuri, was found lifeless hours after his relatives reported him missing. Strong currents in the upstream portions of the Butuanon River in Barangay Budlaan, a mountain village in Cebu City,