3 family members die in Samar landslide; ‘Tisoy’ death toll now 18

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2019 03:08:34 +0000

By AARON RECUENCO

Three members of a family were buried in a landslide in Northern Samar at the height of typhoon “Tisoy” onslaught, raising the death toll to 18 with at least two others still missing.

A report from the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Eastern Visayas identified the victims as 16-year old Jodel Gaon, 10-year old Deven Gaon and four-year old Angelo Gaon.

The victims were buried alive when a landslide swept their house in Sitio Cag Olango, Barangay Buenasuerte in Victoria town on Monday.

At least 17 people were initially reported dead in Bicol, Quezon, Batangas, Oriental Mindoro and Marinduque but the number of fatalities was reduced to 15 when verification was made in Oriental Mindoro and Marinduque.

Two more people were reported missing in Capiz and Isabela. Search and retrieval operations are ongoing.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) is continuously validating the reported fatalities as part of the protocol since relatives of those who died in calamities are being given financial assistance.

So far, only nine fatalities were confirmed to be typhoon-related, based on the verification of the NDRRMC.

More than 500,000 people from Bicol, Quezon, Eastern Visayas, MIMAROPA (Mindoro Oriental and Occidental, Marindque, Romblon and Palawan) were affected by the weather disturbance, most of them are from Bicol with 414,000.

OCD spokesman Mark Timbal said their personnel have been continuously conducting assessment on the impact of Tisoy to population, agriculture and infrastructure.

So far, the hardest hit was Bicol region with an estimated P700 million worth of damage.

Timbal explained that assessment is important as it ident
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