RETRIEVED. Several dead bodies unearthed in Kantagnos village in Baybay City in this April 13, 2022 photo. As of early Thursday (April 14) the death toll in Baybay City, Leyte has climbed to 81 as responders pull out more cadavers from the debris.(Photo courtesy of Bureau of Fire Protection Region 8) TACLOBAN CITY - The landslide death toll in Baybay City and Abuyog in Leyte has climbed to 113 as of early Thursday as responders pull out more cadavers from the debris. The Philippine National Police (PNP) regional office said of the 113 cadavers, 81 were retrieved in landslide-hit villages of Baybay City and 32 in landslide-affected communities in Abuyog town. In an update by Mayor Jose Carlos Cari via Facebook on Wednesday night, the official said some of the bodies were dug from mudslides while others were washed out to the shoreline days after Tropical Depression Agaton dumped heavy rains in the province. Bodies were unearthed in Mailhi, Bunga, Kantagnos, San Agustin, Maypatag, Pangas
LANDSLIDE VICTIMS. Some of the bodies retrieved from landslides in Baybay City on Tuesday (April 12, 2022). Rescuers have retrieved the remains of 42 people killed by landslides in Baybay City and the town of Abuyog in Leyte, local authorities reported. (Photo courtesy of Rep. Carl Cari) TACLOBAN CITY - Rescuers have retrieved the remains of53 people killed by landslides in Baybay City and the town of Abuyog in Leyte as of Tuesday night, local authorities reported. In Baybay,48 bodies were unearthed in Mailhi, Bunga, Kantagnos, San Agustin, Maypatag, Pangasugan, Zone 21, Candadam, Caridad, and Can-ipa villages. In the nearby town of Abuyog, two bodies were recovered from the landslide-hit Bahay village and another body were found in Tib-o village on Tuesday. The local police reported that in Pilar village, two bodies were recovered after a landslide in Abuyog Tuesday night.At least 127 persons were injured in Pilar, according to the police. At least 5,175 residents in Baybay remain in
LANDSLIDE. A view of Kantagnos village in Baybay City after landslides and flooding on Monday (April 11, 2022). At least 21 persons have been killed in Baybay City, Leyte due to landslides induced by heavy downpour dumped by Tropical Depression Agaton. (Photo courtesy of Pobreng Biyahero) TACLOBAN CITY - At least 21 persons have been killed in Baybay City, Leyte due to landslides induced by heavy downpour dumped by Tropical Depression Agaton, the Philippine National Police (PNP) reported on Tuesday. Of the 21 bodies retrieved, 14 were found at the landslide site in Mailhi village, three in Kantagnos village, two in Maypatag village, one in Bunga village, and another one in Kan-ipa village. Only two bodies have been identified so far as responders braved heavy rains and massive flooding to unearth more bodies since Sunday. Most landslide incidents occurred on Sunday when the state weather bureau raised Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 2 in most parts of Leyte Island. The PNP reported
AT least 25 people were killed in landslides that struck six villages in the municipality of Baybay, Leyte, which was among the areas hardest hit by Tropical Storm Agaton in the Visayas. Col. Noel Vestuir, commander of the Army’s 802nd Infantry Brigade, said 28 people remained missing from the landslides…
STORM IMPACT. The landslide site in Can-ipa village, Baybay City, Leyte in this April 10, 2022 photo. Retrieval is ongoing for a family of five buried in a landslide. (Contributed photo) TACLOBAN CITY - Retrieval operations are ongoing for a family of five buried in a landslide in Baybay City, Leyte while the son of a university president has been missing since Sunday as weather disturbance "Agaton", which now weakened into a tropical depression, battered several areas in Eastern Visayas. Rescuers resumed the retrieval at the landslide site around 5 a.m. on Monday after it stopped Sunday night due to poor visibility and heavy rains brought by "Agaton", the Philippine National Police (PNP) said in its update sent to reporters Monday. The landslide occurred past 2 p.m. Sunday in Can-ipa village in Baybay. The police identified the victims as Delfin Moraga, Carmencita Moraga, Michelle Rulona, Raymart Rulona, and Rey Mitchelle Rulona. "Responders found that the hou