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World in brief: September 2, 2024
A resident rides an old refrigerator to avoid a flooded street caused by heavy rains from Tropical Storm Yagi, locally called Enteng, September 2, 2024, in Cainta, Rizal province, Philippines

PHILIPPINES: A storm set off landslides and unleashed pounding rains that flooded many northern Philippine areas today, leaving at least nine people dead and prompting authorities to suspend classes and government work in the densely populated capital region.

Tropical Storm Yagi was blowing 71 miles north-east of Infanta town in Quezon province, south-east of Manila, by midday on Monday with sustained winds of up to 47mph and gusts of up to 56mph, according to the weather bureau.

DR CONGO: Heavy gunfire rang out early this morning from DR Congo’s largest prison in the capital Kinshasa as inmates tried to break out from the overcrowded facility, authorities said.

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