Over 100 killed and almost 340,000 affected by ‘Ondoy’
September 28, 2009The number of fatalities caused by tropical storm “Ondoy” (international name: Ketsana) has climbed to 73, the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) reported 6 p.m., Sunday.
According to Situation Report No. 7, 44 people died in Region IV-A: one in Calaca, Batangas; one in Calauag, Quezon; and 23 in Tanay, 10 in Angono, five in Baras, three in Montalban, and one in Theresa, all in Rizal province.
Seven people were killed in the National Capital Region: three in Muntinlupa City, two in NIA Road, Quezon City; one in Marikina City, and 1 in Brgy. Bato, San Juan. [See: DISASTER EMERGENCY HOTLINES YOU CAN CALL]
Twenty-one died in Region III: nine in Bulacan and 12 in Arayat, Pampanga. In the Cordillera Administrative Region, one was killed in Kabugao, Apayao.
Among the fatalities were a soldier and four volunteers from the Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit who took part in the search and rescue efforts for the storm’s victims.
The NDCC’s official tally did not include 36 fatalities and 100 others missing in Barangay Bagong Silangan in Quezon City, according to a report from the Parish Pastoral Council (PPC) of San Isidro Church .
In a phone interview with GMANews.TV, PPC chairperson Blessy Agsawa said the fatalities were from informal settler communities in the barangay, which is near the Batasan Pambansa complex. The bodies were brought to Funeraria Tajuana along Commonwealth Avenue. [See: 3 drop-off areas designated for Ondoy victims’ donations]
At the badly-hit Provident Village in Marikina, GMA News’ Ian Cruz also reported that as of Sunday noon, eight people had been found dead in the village. The bodies of two children and six adults were left by the roadside awaiting identification by family members who had been prevented by the flood from reaching them in time. Other residents were rescued Sunday after getting stranded for many hours.
The number of affected families across Luzon has swelled to 69,513 (about 337,216 people). The partial total number of evacuees has also reached 11,967 families (about 59,920 people) who are staying in 118 evacuation centers, NDCC data showed.
Twenty-three others were reported missing: 20 in Tanay, Rizal; two in Arayat, Pampanga, and one in Kabayan, Benguet. Four were injured: three in Kabayan, Benguet, and one in Sta. Cruz, Laguna. [See: List of addresses of flood-stranded people needing rescue (with interactive map)]
