BACOLOD City – The Negros Occidental Provincial Government has reported 13 deaths and 31 others missing after typhoon Tino wreaked havoc in the province on Tuesday, November 4.
According to Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson, of the number of fatalities, four were from La Castellana, three each from San Carlos City and Bago City, two from Murcia, and one from La Carlota City. He said some of the victims drowned while others were struck by toppled trees.
For the missing persons, six were recorded in La Carlota City, seven in Bago City, and 18 in La Castellana.
The figures, Gov. Lacson said, were based on the initial data he received from the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday morning, November 5.
The governor added that the typhoon also damaged and destroyed properties, affecting over 100,000 individuals across the province.
On the other hand, as of 7 p.m. on November 4, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) reported that the affected local government units(LGUs) due to heavy rains reached 28, consisting of 333 barangays.
The LGUs of Sagay City and Calatrava were the most affected.
Also, several roads and bridges in the cities of Sagay, San Carlos, Sipalay, and Bago as well as the municipalities of Calatrava, Manapla, Don Salvador Benedicto, and La Castella were damaged.
Gov. Lacson said he will coordinate with the Provincial Legal Office to determine whether a state of calamity should be declared in the province.
‘No casualties in Bacolod’
Meanwhile, no casualties have been recorded in the province’s capital, Bacolod City, but the city government is being challenged by the number of the uprooted trees due to “Tino.” A total of 179 trees were topped across the city, according to the City DRRMO.
“Here in the City of Bacolod, we are happy to know there is zero casualty. The implementation of preemptive evacuation helped a lot,” Mayor Greg Gasataya said.
As of 10 a.m. on November 5, Gasataya said there were about 6,405 families consisting of 22,468 individuals who were still taking shelter across 50 evacuation centers in the city./PN
