NDRRMC confirms 3 casualties due to ‘Ompong’

Office of Civil Defense Administrator Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad. INQUIRER.net file photo / NESTOR CORRALES

Three have been confirmed dead due to typhoon “Ompong,” according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) in a briefing Saturday afternoon.

Office of Civil Defense Administrator Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad said during the NDRRMC Command Conference that two emergency responders in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) died.

Philippine National Police (PNP) Spokesperson Sr. Supt. Benigno Durana added that a female aged around nine to 12 years old was found dead in Marikina river.

On the other hand, the NDRRMC is still verifying reports of Mayor Victorio Palangdan of Itogon, who claimed in an interview with DZMM that three members of a family died due to a landslide in the city.

Earlier, a resident of Barangay Bakakeng Central in Baguio City reportedly died after the land where her house was situated collapsed due to continuous rains and winds because of Ompong.

However, Baguio City Mayor Mauricio Domogan said that these reports are yet to be verified. /jpv

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