Boy dead, 6 missing in Cavite flashfloodMANILA, Philippines -- Rescue teams of the Philippine Coast Guard are now searching for six children who have been swept away by a flash flood that also killed a 12-year-old boy yesterday (Sept. 21) in Dasmariñas, Cavite.
Authorities identified the fatality as
Fernando Socito,
12,
of Bahay Pangarap Subdivision,
Brgy. Sampaloc 4,
Dasmarinas, Cavite.
Initial report said Socito and six others were catching crablets in Pansol River around 2 p.m. yesterday when the current suddenly grew strong and swept them away.
The six other missing children have yet to be identified.
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