8 dead due to Karding — NDRRMC
Residents wade through waist-deep flood waters after Super Typhoon Noru, in San Miguel, Bulacan province, Philippines, September 26, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
MANILA, Philippines — Eight people were killed during Typhoon Karding’s onslaught over the weekend, National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) spokesperson Raffy Alejandro said on Tuesday.
“In terms of casualties, this morning we tallied already a total of eight — five from Bulacan, two from Zambales, and one from Quezon,” Alejandro said over ANC.
He later clarified in a Viber message to reporters that he is pertaining to the total number of deaths.
The NDRRMC’s incident report said the five male rescuers who drowned while responding to flood-hit villages in San Miguel, Bulacan are among the recorded fatalities.
Alejandro also told reporters that three persons are still missing due to the typhoon.
Damage to infrastructure, meanwhile, stood at P3 million so far, the report also said, while damage to agriculture was at around P160 million, according to the Department of Agriculture.
Karding left the Philippine area of responsibility on Monday night, according to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration.
Luzon, including Metro Manila, bore the brunt of the former Super Typhoon.
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