LUCENA CITY — A man drowned while two others remained missing when rains dumped by supertyphoon “Karding” (international name: Noru) on Sunday night, Sept. 25, caused a flash flood in a river in Tanay, Rizal.
Lieutenant Colonel Rodolfo Santiago II, Tanay police chief, reported on Tuesday that Arthur Panes, Aimy Panes, Carlo Laurel, and Aika Laurel, all of Barangay San Isidro, were crossing the Lanatin river at 9 p.m. on Sunday, when they were carried away by flashflood.
Arthur, 65, was found dead Monday morning in a section of the river in Barangay Cayabu.
Rescuers found Aika, 2, alive and clinging to bamboo plants at the side of the river.
The report said her father Carlo saved Aika, after which he tried to rescue his father-in-law, Arthur, but failed. Carlo was also carried away by the current.
Police and local authorities have been conducting continuous search-and-rescue operations to locate Carlo and Aimy, Arthur’s daughter.
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