Published June 5, 2021, 2:01 PM
Three more people in Calubian, Leyte died as the devastation wrought by tropical storm (TS) “Dante” in Eastern Visayas has slowly unfolded, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) confirmed Saturday, June 5.
RAGING WATER. Flashflood brought about by tropical storm “Dante” slowly threatens to submerge houses in Monte Cueva in Maasin City, forcing residents to evacuate to higher ground. (Photo contributed by Kaikai Gonzales/MANILA BULLETIN)
The NDRRMC said a 51-year-old woman was caught in a flashflood while trying to cross a river in Barangay Casiongan in Calubian town. Local authorities identified the fatality as Joselita Montemor.
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BILIRAN. Search and rescue team of Kawayan Municipal Police Station, headed by Lieutenant Junriel Rosario, leads the road clearing operation in Kawayan, Biliran after Tropical Storm Dante dumped intense rain that triggered floods in Eastern Visayas towns on June 1, 2021. (Photo from Kawayan MPS)
+ June 02, 2021 AUTHORITIES on Wednesday, June 2, 2021, reported that at least one person died and two others were missing after Tropical Storm Dante dumped heavy rains that triggered floods in Eastern Visayas towns Tuesday, June 1, 2021.
In the information released by the Police Regional Office-Eastern Visayas, the fatality was identified as Joselita Montemor, 51, married and resident of Sitio Tuburan, Barangay Casiongan, Calubian, Leyte.