FAULTY warning systems, poverty and deforestation of mountains in the southern Philippines turned recent unseasonably heavy rains into deadly disasters, scientists said in a report Friday.
More than 100 people were killed in landslides and floods in January and February in Mindanao as the northeast monsoon and a low-pressure trough brought downpours.
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