One Of Us Died In Philippines Floods

[Mr Lee]

Briton dies in Philippines floodsA British man has died in the flash floods that have ravaged the southern Philippines, the Foreign Office said.The Briton is among hundreds of victims who lost their lives in the wake of a tropical storm that devastated swathes of communities on the southern island of Mindanao on Friday night.A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We have become aware of the death of a British national in Mindanao in the Philippines. We stand ready to provide consular assistance to the family at this difficult time."The disaster struck when the island had 12 hours of sustained rainfall, causing landslides, prompting rivers to burst their banks and sending walls of water crashing down mountain slopes into homes.About 143,000 people were affected in 13 southern and central provinces, including 45,000 who fled to evacuation centres.Many people remain missing and about 7,000 houses were swept away, destroyed or damaged.