‘Maring’ leaves 12 dead in NL, nine in Cordillera
>> Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Twelve persons have been reported dead in
Northern Luzon as of press time amid incidents caused by severe tropical storm
“Maring,” authorities said.
Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad, National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council executive director, earlier released an initial report of ýnine fatalities.
Later, the NDRRMC said it has already tallied 11 reported deaths as the fatalities in Benguet had increased to six.
The regional office of the Philippine Information Agency said the number climbed to nine dead in Cordillera.
Among the fatalities in Benguet were three young siblings killed in the landslide in Ambiong La Trinidad, Gov. Melchor Diclas’ office said in a social media post.
Those children, aged 8, 6, and 2, were inside their home when rocks and mud from an elevated area fell on it, Monday evening, according to the NDRRMC.
Two women aged 32 and 80 died in separate landslides in Itogon, also in Benguet, while a 53-year-old man was also reportedly killed in a landslide in Baguio City, the council said in its report.
The Cagayan provincial government said two persons have already been reported dead in the province.
After the fatality in Claveria, one Sheryl Guim, 33, drowned in floodwaters in Barangay Ajat of Iguigý town, around 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, it said.
Four other persons drowned in a flash flood in Barangay Batang-batang of Narra, Palawan, said Jalad.
According to the NDRRMC, at least 4,528 families or 19,147 persons were affected by incidents caused ýby “Maring.”
Some 6,567 persons were still displaced as of posting.
In Cordillera, “Maring” has left P29.4 million worth of damage to crops, affecting 1,128 farmers, according to the Dept. of Agriculture.
Farm damage in Cagayan was initially pegged at P14.655ý million, with rice, corn, aqua culture, and livestock taking the toll, according to the provincial government.
Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad, National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council executive director, earlier released an initial report of ýnine fatalities.
Later, the NDRRMC said it has already tallied 11 reported deaths as the fatalities in Benguet had increased to six.
The regional office of the Philippine Information Agency said the number climbed to nine dead in Cordillera.
Among the fatalities in Benguet were three young siblings killed in the landslide in Ambiong La Trinidad, Gov. Melchor Diclas’ office said in a social media post.
Those children, aged 8, 6, and 2, were inside their home when rocks and mud from an elevated area fell on it, Monday evening, according to the NDRRMC.
Two women aged 32 and 80 died in separate landslides in Itogon, also in Benguet, while a 53-year-old man was also reportedly killed in a landslide in Baguio City, the council said in its report.
The Cagayan provincial government said two persons have already been reported dead in the province.
After the fatality in Claveria, one Sheryl Guim, 33, drowned in floodwaters in Barangay Ajat of Iguigý town, around 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, it said.
Four other persons drowned in a flash flood in Barangay Batang-batang of Narra, Palawan, said Jalad.
According to the NDRRMC, at least 4,528 families or 19,147 persons were affected by incidents caused ýby “Maring.”
Some 6,567 persons were still displaced as of posting.
In Cordillera, “Maring” has left P29.4 million worth of damage to crops, affecting 1,128 farmers, according to the Dept. of Agriculture.
Farm damage in Cagayan was initially pegged at P14.655ý million, with rice, corn, aqua culture, and livestock taking the toll, according to the provincial government.
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