Death Toll In Philippine Storm, Landslides Surges To 122
Fakhir Rizvi Published January 03, 2019 | 06:07 PM
The death toll in heavy rains that triggered landslides and flash flooding in the Philippines has risen to 122, a government disaster agency said on Thursday.
The Philippine National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said that 37 new deaths were reported in connection with the recent tropical depression, bringing the death toll to 122 people.
The new fatalities are all from the worst-hit Bicol region, which now has an overall total of 105 deaths. Officials said the deaths in the region were mostly caused by landslides, triggered by heavy rains.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is scheduled to visit the Bicol region on Friday, Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo said, adding Duterte wants to see for himself the destruction brought about by the heavy rains.
Moreover, Panelo said Duterte wants to ensure that measures are being done to alleviate the plight of those affected by the storm.
NDRRMC Executive Director Ricardo Jalad earlier attributed the high number of reported casualties from storm Usman to the failure of preemptive evacuation of residents living in risky areas amid warnings of heavy rains that may trigger flooding and landslides.
Jalad said the agency had cascaded to the ground advisories from the weather bureau of the potential risks from Usman. He said the evacuation of people is the call of local government officials.
According to the NDRRMC, nearly 74,000 families or more than 308,000 people from 457 areas in the Philippines were affected by the tropical depression that hit land on Dec. 29. 2018.
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