Flood-hit Mindanao towns appeal for aid as death toll climbs to 21

KORONADAL CITY—Residents of flood-ravaged communities in southern Mindanao appealed for urgent humanitarian assistance on Monday as the death toll from Typhoon “Inday” (international name: Bavi) and the enhanced southwest monsoon climbed to 21, while more than half a million people were affected in the Bangsamoro region. In Glan, Sarangani province, at least 450 families in