LOCAL, NAT’L DISASTER COUNCILS
Floods, landslides kill 14; 10 missing
46,346 families displaced
By Katherine Evangelista
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 10:29:00 01/14/2009
MANILA, Philippines -- (UPDATE) At least 14 people were killed when floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains this week struck parts of Mindanao and the Visayas, as well as Catanduanes province, the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC), and the disaster councils of Region 10 (RDCC10) and local government units.
Figures provided by the various disaster councils also showed at least 46,346 families, or 234,578 individuals, have been displaced and otherwise affected in the calamity-stricken areas.
The heavy rains of the past few days were caused by the tail-end of a cold front.
In their latest situation reports Wednesday, the NDCC counted eight dead and eight others missing in Northern Samar, Capiz and Catanduanes provinces, while the RDCC 10 counted six dead and two others missing in the provinces of Misamis Oriental and Occidental.
The Misamis Oriental Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council provided the name of another missing person.
The NDCC also reported that 24,352 families, or 123,608 persons, have been affected in Regions 1, 5, 6, 7, 11, the CARAGA region (Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Dinagat Island, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur) and the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao.
The RDCC 10, for its part, counted 21,994 families, or 110,970 persons, affected in the cities of Cagayan de Oro, Iligan, Oroquieta, and Gingoog, and the municipalities of Kinuguitan, Salay, El Salvador, Alubijid, Balingasag, Initao, Jasaan, Laguindingan, Lagonglong, Manticao, Medina, Nawaan, Opol, Tagoloan and Talisayan, all in Misamis Oriental
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