Davao floods, landslides 16 succumbed, 3 missing – NDRRMC
By J.Lo
“Last week, we experienced series of rains due to shear line…rain caused flooding and led to many evacuations…after five-day gap, it rained again due to LPA,” Rep. Maricar Zamora (Davao de Oro) told media death toll from floods and landslides in Mindanao has risen to 16.
National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) said fatalities were all reported in Davao region, battered by relentless downpour in past week.
NDRRMC also reported three people from Davao region were missing, while 11 were injured.
Over 772,000 individuals from Northern Mindanao, Davao region, SOCCSKSARGEN, CARAGA, and Bagsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) were affected by trough of now-dissipated low pressure area (LPA) and northeast monsoon.
Of affected population, more than 409,000 were displaced.
“Second round of rain was quite heavy, and because not all water from first round of rain had drained yet, flooding is higher now during second round,” she added.
According to NDRRMC, initial damage to infrastructure was estimated at around P2.6 million.
Government has so far provided P10.9 million in assistance to affected residents.
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