FOURTEEN people have died, two were injured
and four others were reported missing due to massive flooding in
the provinces of Eastern Samar, Leyte, Albay, and Capiz since
last week, the Office of the Civil Defense reported yesterday.
Ten of the fatalities were from worst-hit
Eastern Samar which had 10 fatalities - all from drowning - two
injured and three missing, said Anthony Golez, OCD
officer-in-charge. The fatalities included two girls, aged 8 and
9.
Leyte logged two deaths due to drowning while
Capiz and Albay had one fatality each to electrocution and
landslide, respectively. Another was reported missing in Albay.
Golez said at least 69,176 families or
339,736 persons have been already affected by the floods. He
said 59,338 of these families, or 288,782 persons, are housed in
evacuation centers.
Golez also said that in Eastern Visayas
alone, at least P551 million worth of property have been already
destroyed.
In Villamor Air Base, Air Force chief Lt. Gen. Pedrito
Cadungog said C-130 aircrafts have been dispatched to airlift
relief goods provided by various government and non-government
agencies for the affected residents by the calamity. -
Victor Reyes
