Vicky’s death toll rises to 8 – NDRRMC

MANILA – The death toll from Tropical Depression Vicky has risen to eight following severe flooding in parts of the southern Philippines due to Tropical Depression Vicky, the state disaster response agency said Monday.

Interviewed in ANC, the spokesman for the National Council for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (NDRMMC), Mark Timbal, said that 2 died in Eastern Visayas, 1 in the Davao Region and 5 in Caraga.

Two others in Eastern Visayas were also injured, while one from Caraga remained missing.

The cost of damage to public infrastructure, such as flood control, was estimated at P110 million, Timbal added.

In its latest newsletter, the NDRRMC said that some 36,000 people or nearly 9,000 families were affected by Vicky. A power outage was reported in parts of Davao Oriental and Davao de Oro.

The weather disruption, which hit the country on Friday, flooded villages in parts of Visayas and Mindanao, where floods reached the roofs of houses in low-lying areas.

“We are still in the rainy season … it is complicated by the La Niña phenomenon. The large volume of rain has increased the risk of landslides and floods. This is what we are seeing now,” Timbal said.

Hundreds of passengers and dozens of cargoes and vessels in Mimaropa, Central Visayas and Eastern Visayas were stranded due to the tropical depression.

The NDRRMC said that at least 88 houses were damaged in the provinces of Cebu and Surigao del Sur.

Vicky left the Philippine Area of ​​Responsibility (PAR) on Sunday afternoon, while at least one more storm is expected to enter the country before the year is out, according to PAGASA weather forecaster Chris Pérez.

Vicky arrives after Ulises severely beat the Philippines last month, leaving 101 people dead, 85 injured and 10 missing, according to an NDRRMC report.

Ulises also caused catastrophic flooding in the Philippine capital region in scenes reminiscent of the unprecedented flooding caused by Tropical Storm Ondoy more than a decade ago.

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