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Woman dies after tree falls on house

Romina Cabrera - The Philippine Star
August 3, 2019 | 12:00am
Woman dies after tree falls on house
Residents of Barangay UP Campus in Quezon City clear the area after a tree (inset) fell on a house during heavy rains yesterday.
Michael Varcas

MANILA, Philippines — A woman died when a tree fell on her house during a heavy downpour in Quezon City early yesterday morning.

Omayra Sumala, 38, and her family were sleeping when the tree fell and destroyed their home at Pook Arboretum in Barangay UP Campus at around 4:30 a.m., according to a police report.

Sumala was rushed to the East Avenue Medical Center where she was declared dead from head injuries.

Her husband and two children were unhurt.

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