MANILA – Eight persons were killed while two others were hurt during the onslaught of Tropical Depression Vicky in Mindanao and the Visayas over the weekend, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said.
NDRRMC spokesperson Peter Paul Galvez said the deaths were recorded in Region 8 (2), Region 11 (1), and in Caraga (5). The two injured were in Region 13 and the one missing was from Caraga.
“Naitala natin simula kagabi, mayroon na po tayong walo. So ‘yun medyo nakakalungkot, mayroon po tayong walo na [fatalities],” Galvez said in an interview with GMA 7’s Unang Balita on Monday.
“Tuloy ang confirmation pero ito ‘yung mga nakita na natin ngayon sa Caraga, sa Region 8 at saka nanggaling dito sa Region 11 and then mayroon tayong dalawang injured at may pinaghahanap tayo na isa,” he added.
Galvez said Surigao del Sur, Surigao del Norte, Davao de Oro, and Davao Oriental were the most-affected provinces of the weather disturbance. Floods and landslide incidents were recorded in Caraga region.
Families affected by “Vicky” were placed at 8,924 or equivalent to 36,030 individuals residing in 149 barangays in Regions 7, 8, 11, and the Caraga.
Of the figures, 3,815 families or 15,803 persons are being served in 123 evacuation centers while 2,266 families or 8,286 individuals are being aided outside.
A total of 12 road sections and five bridges in Regions 8, 11 and Caraga were damaged, of which seven roads and four bridges are still impassable as of this posting.
Infrastructure damage, mostly of roads and flood control facilities, was placed at P110,400,000 in regions 5 and Caraga./PN
