Published April 20, 2021, 1:37 PM
Over 50K people affected by typhoon
Two persons died while another one was reported missing after typhoon “Bising” (international name: Surigae) pummeled Southern Luzon and parts of Visayas, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) disclosed Tuesday, April 20.
An aerial shot of cargo trucks bound for the Visayas and Mindanao islands line up along a highway in Daraga town, Albay province, south of Manila on April 18, 2021, after authorities stopped the ferry service between Luzon and Samar islands due to Typhoon Surigae as it moves over the eastern seaboard of the country.
(Photo by Charism SAYAT / various sources / AFP / FILE PHOTO)
The casualty was identified as
Alberto Wales, 79, from Brgy. San Isidro, St. Bernard, Southern Leyte.
Office of the Civil Defense Regional Director Lord Byron Torrecarion, said the victim died dur to severe head injury caused by a felled coconut tree.
He was declared dead at Anahawan District Hospital.
A fisherman identified as Louie Din, 40, from Brgy. Dao, San Jose, Northern Samar is still missing after he sailed to get supplies on the nearby island on April 16 with three other companions.
Two persons from Baybay City were also rescued from drowning Sunday afternoon.
Work and classes have been suspended by some local government units due to the prevailing effects of the typhoon.
(MDRRMO Virac)
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said it is yet to confirm the death of 79-year-old Alberto Wales who was reportedly hit by an uprooted coconut tree in St. Bernard, Southern Leyte.
The agency is also confirming reports that 40-year old fisherman Louie Din went missing after sailing into the sea before the Bising onslaught. His three companions were able to return to their homes.
“We received the information regarding [the] casualties reported from Region 8 but the data are still subjected for further validation.” said Easha Mariano, of the NDRRMC media affairs unit.
In a situational report, NDRRMC Executive Director Ricardo Jalad said a total of 18,467 families composed of 68,490 individuals were pre-emptively evacuated in Bicol and Eastern Visayas.