Search, rescue and retrieval (SRR) operations were officially concluded in at least three landslide-hit areas in Leyte province despite the fact that majority of the 110 missing persons due to Typhoon “Agaton” were recorded in Eastern Visayas (Region 8), the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Mana
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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.
Rescue ops ongoing as 5,000 affected by Auring floods NDRRMC By JOVILAND RITA, GMA News
Published February 21, 2021 4:51pm The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Sunday said that rescue operations were being prioritized in flooded areas due to Tropical Storm Auring. In a situation report on Sunday, the NDRRMC said that 5,475 people or 1,410 families in 40 barangays in the Davao and Caraga Regions were affected. “Ongoing po ang response operations to the communities affected by flooding sa Surigao Del Sur and several areas sa Surigao Del Norte,” NDRRMC media liaison Easha Mariano told reporters in a message. “Top priority po ang rescue operations to flooded areas,” she added.