A monsoon in the northeast and one low barometric caused rainfall in the southern region of Mindanao, on Philippines from the January 28 to February 2 resulting in them being noted floods and landslides with casualtiesas shown by the data of the national disaster management service.

At least 20 people died after several days of rain in parts of the south Philippinesthey announced today disaster response services.

In the province of Davao de Oro 13 people lost their lives, while two are missing and four people were killed in neighboring Davao del Norte, disaster management officials said.

More than 812,000 people were affected, of which approx 85,000 they found refuge in temporary accommodationis added.

In mid-January, 18 people have died in floods and landslides caused by heavy rains in the southern Philippines.

Landslides and floods are common in this Southeast Asian countryan archipelago with more than 7,600 islands it is hit annually by about 20 tropical storms.