Casualties of Storms “Ondoy†(International Name: Ketsana) and “Pepeng†(International Name: Parma) now total to 669, with 462 injured and 87 still missing, authorities said Monday.
According to the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC), the death toll from “Ondoy†was 337. Tropical Storm “Ondoy†hit the country on September 26, leaving Metro Manila, Calabarzon (Region IV-A) and Mimaropa (Region IV-B) regions, and parts of Central Luzon (Region III) severely devastated by flood due to its heavy rains.
As of their latest official bulletin, the NDCC has reported 199 confirmed deaths brought about by the storm “Pepeng†since it hit Philippine grounds eight days after Ondoy’s devastation. Out of the 199 deaths, 137 are from the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), 53 from Region 1, 4 in Region 3, 1 in Region 4A and 4 in Region 4B.
CAR-Office of Civil Defense, however, said as per their record, there are now a total of 270 deaths in the region, mostly coming from Benguet where Pepeng’s heavy rains caused massive landslides.
Nineteen people were killed during the first wave of Pepeng’s onslaught on October 3, while at least 251 deaths have been recorded during the second wave on October 8 and 9, CAR-OCD report showed.
Field reports, on the other hand, accounted 332 deaths due to Pepeng’s wrath.
Meanwhile, the collective damage caused by “Ondoy†and “Pepeng†has reached roughly about P15 Billion – more than P10 Billion damage to infrastructure by “Ondoyâ€, while the damage caused by “Pepeng†has now reached more than P5 Billion, almost P4 Million in agriculture and more than P1 Billion in infrastructure, with more reports still to come in.
Although reports show floods in many parts of Pangasinan continue to recede, several areas in Bulacan and Pampanga remain submerged in deep flood waters.
Rescue and Relief Operations
“Clearing and rehabilitation in Kennon, Marcos Highway and Naguilian Roads are now underwayâ€, NDCC spokesman Lt. Col. Ernesto Torres Jr. said.
Major roads in the Cordilleras remain closed, except for Kennon Road which was partially opened to light vehicles effective Sunday to give way to rescue and relief operations for the typhoon victims.
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesman Lt. Col. Romeo Brawner Jr. said heavy equipments that were utilized for clearing operations in flooded areas in the National Capital Region (NCR) will be brought to the Cordilleras where they are badly needed.
Joint Philippine US Armed Forces continue to airlift relief goods to unreachable areas in Baguio City as 32 trucks with some 10,000 troops coming from Camp Aguinaldo were sent out to deliver relief goods consisting of blankets, clothing, water jugs, food and plastic mats.
Source: mb.com.ph
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