Four rescuers were killed in a flash flood in Barangay Camias in San Miguel, Bulacan, amid the onslaught of Typhoon Karding on Sunday evening, Bulacan Governor Daniel Fernando said Monday.
Interviewed on GMA News’ Unang Balita, Fernando said five personnel of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) were washed away by a flash flood while conducting rescue operations.
“Actually, lima ‘yan, apat na ngayon ang confirmed dead. Mga ano natin yun, team natin sa PDRRMO. Mga empleyado po natin ‘yun,” he said.
(Actually, there were five, four are now confirmed dead. They were part of our team from PDRRMO. They were our employees.)
Fernando said one of the rescuers is still missing.
According to him, the rescuers used a boat after their truck broke down on their way to their mission. Due to a flash flood, a wall collapsed and hit them, he added.
He said assistance will be provided to the family of the deceased rescuers.
Some 2,000 people are staying in evacuation centers as some areas are still flooded in the province, Fernando said.
NDRRMC report
In an 8 a.m. report on Monday, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said 643 people or 164 families were affected by Karding in 28 barangays in Cagayan, Mimaropa, Bicol, Western Visayas, and Cordillera.
A total of 590 individuals or 147 families were staying in 34 evacuation centers, while 53 people or 13 families were staying outside evacuation centers, it said.
So far, P1 million worth of damage in infrastructure was reported in Mimaropa.
A total of 12 cities and municipalities experienced power interruptions. The power supply in one area has been restored.
Two areas in Ilocos and Western Visayas are still experiencing communication issues, according to the NDRRMC.
Due to the threat of Karding, two domestic flights were canceled. A total of 2,737 passengers, 260 rolling cargoes, 24 vessels, and 13 motorbancas are stranded in Calabarzon, Mimaropa, and Bicol.
A total of 488 classes and 328 work schedules were suspended in Ilocos, Cagayan, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol, and Cordillera.
Two roads are not passable in Bicol, according to the NDRRMC.
PAGASA
Meanwhile, in its 8 a.m. report, state weather bureau PAGASA said Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) over parts of Pangasinan and Zambales went down from No. 3 to 2 as Karding moved further away from Luzon.
Two areas — Polillo Islands and the extreme northern portion of Quezon province — were placed under TCWS No. 5 during the height of Karding’s onslaught on Sunday.
PAGASA said based on its latest monitoring, Karding was last spotted at 190 kilometers west of Dagupan City, Pangasinan, packing maximum sustained winds of 140 km/h near the center, gustiness of up to 170 km/h, and central pressure of 970 hPa. —Joviland Rita/KBK, GMA News
4 rescuers dead, 1 missing in Bulacan due to Karding –gov
Source: Balita News
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