‘She died because of the flood’: Filipinos rise up as outrage over corruption scandal grows
by Carmela Fonbuena in Bulacan, Philippines from Environment | The Guardian on (#70RXF)
Allegations related to flood control projects have sparked widespread anger and protests in the Philippines
Philippine health worker Christina Padora waded through July's waist-high flood water to check on vaccines and vital medications stored in the village clinic, something she had regularly done during previous typhoons.
But this time she didn't make it. Taking hold of a metal pole that she failed to see was connected to a live wire, the 49-year-old was fatally electrocuted in the water.
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