1.   It is not clear wheter the victims drowned or were killed by rocks, fallen trees, or other debris.

2.   They grab them and they hold them underwater until the victim drowns.

3.   All the victims drowned.

4.   An autopsy on Tuesday revealed the victim had probably drowned some time before he was eaten by the shark.

5.   Civil defense workers said the victims drowned or were buried in mudslides.

6.   Lt. Cmdr. Elpidio Gunio, Coast Guard chief in nearby Lucena, said some victims drowned and others suffocated before they had time to flee.

7.   Several other victims drowned in their own houses.

8.   Some victims drown in their own blood.

9.   The victims either drowned or died when the walls of their mud houses fell on them Wednesday, relief officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

10.   The victims drowned or were killed by lightning or hailstones, officials from the Water, Forests and Environment Ministry said.