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MANILA, Philippines - A total of 23 people have been confirmed dead and 14 injured as tropical storm "Basyang" (international name Conson) leaves the country, the state's disaster coordinating agency reported Thursday.

The National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) reported 3 more possible fatalities in Quezon province as of 6 a.m.

The NDCC said search and rescue operations are ongoing for 77 more people, who were reported missing at the height of the storm.

Majority of the missing persons are fishermen, whose boats capsized as the storm lashed strong winds.

The NDCC listed seacrafts that capsized or went missing at the height of the storm.

- 3 fishing boats with 48 people onboard near Balesin Island in Quezon province (3 reported dead, 18   missing)
- Tugboat Side Winder with 9 crewmen in the vicinity of San Nicolas Shoal in Manila Bay (It was towing a barge that sank off Sangley Point, Cavite when it encountered trouble)
- LPG carrier 'Deborah Uno' sank in Mariveles, Bataan (the captain was found dead but 8 crew members were rescued alive)
- fishing vessel Alicia with 6 men onboard sank in Mariveles, Bataan
- 3 motorized boats with 11 fishermen went missing off the Eastern Pacific of Bagamanoc, Catanduanes (all fishermen remained missing)
- a motorized boat with 8 fishermen went missing in Pandan, Catanduanes (all fishermen rescued)


More casualties


The NDCC said a total of 12,798 families (64,246 persons) were affected by "Basyang." It said that as of Thursday morning, a total of 1,526 families were still inside 37 evacuation centers.

The storm destroyed a total of 370 houses and partially damaged 2,904. At least 14 people have been reported injured.

Based on reports from the local government units to the NDCC, the storm affected a total of 194 villages in 52 municipalities in the National Capital Region and the provinces of Aurora, Bulacan, Bataan, Pampanga, Laguna, Rizal, Quezon, Cavite, Batangas, Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, and Catanduanes.

The NDCC said only a few major roads in Central Luzon, Southern Tagalog, and Bicol are either partially passable or impassable.



Blackout

The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines confirmed a Luzon-wide blackout after its transmission lines tripped at the height of the storm.

The NDCC said power in the Ilocos region have been fully restored and 80% in Central Luzon. Camarines Norte in Bicol region remains powerless.

Power in portions of Metro Manila have been restored.

Power distributor Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) said it is eyeing to restore power supply in 85% of its franchise area by late afternoon of Thursday.

Official death toll from Typhoon Basyang as of today: 38 ka tawo.

Most of them are fishermen nga wa tawon kahibawo nga maagian diay sa bagjo. Kinadaghanan ug patay ang Bataan Province.

Total number of missing persons: 47 pa.

Tsk tsk.. nalulungkot ako kada sasapit ang Tag Ulan.. Talagang Every Year kumukuha ng massive number of people dito sa pinas ang Langit.

Quote from: tubagboholspride on July 16, 2010, 03:17:41 PM
Tsk tsk.. nalulungkot ako kada sasapit ang Tag Ulan.. Talagang Every Year kumukuha ng massive number of people dito sa pinas ang Langit.

Oo nga, since I begin tracking typhoons and storms aftermath, wala talagang umaalis sa Pilipinas na walang namamatay.

Well that's life.. hndi lng nman d2 yan sa Pinas, also in all country's

That is force majeure, there is nothing we can do about it. I just hope that our rescue units are much better prepared  this time to help the victims.

I hope so. na well prepared na lahat ang rescue team naten ngayon, pero for me if we just take care our environment we can't experience a disastrous calamity like having a huge flood. Just be a responsible citizen that's all.

As of yesterday, the offiial death toll from Typhoon Basyang is 69 with 84 still missing.

Well, kung nagkaroon lang sana ng mas accurate na forecasting at warning sa mga dadaanan ng bagyo, hindi sana marami ang namatay. What could we expect from the authorities? Nothing has changed much since Ondoy talaga.

Tapos ngayon kakadaan lang nga bagyong Basyang pero may water crisis na. Asus...

I agree, kailangan tlaga naten ng High Technology Gadget for Weather Forecasting, kinakalawang na ang mga gamit naten. Hndi tulad sa States na alam nila lahat ng pwedeng mangyari kung gaano kalakas gaano kabilis ang isang typhoon. Kaya sana nga bigyang gastos ng government natin ang pagbili sa mga gamit na yan..

As of today, 76 are confirmed dead and 72 are still missing.

Totoo yun, isa pa ung gadget na malalaman ang dalang ulan ng isang bagyo.

I think kailangan din tumulong ng bawat isa sa atin. kailangan din naten maging responsible sa paligid natin, itapon naten ang basura sa tamang lugar para hndi eto mag cause ng baha, tsaka makinig sana ung mga iba kapag pnpalikas sila eh sumunod sila, dahil kapag may nangyari nman sa kanila sisihin parin nila ang gobyerno bkit hndi nagbabala bakit walang gngawang paraan. Hayys Pinoy nga naman..

Nisunod nako ning bagyoha didto sa Disneyland and Macau hehehehe