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Rescuers from the 9th Infantry Division saved an elderly woman amid the flooding due to Tropical Storm Kristine in Bicol Region on October 22, 2024.
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Army and local disaster responders rescued flood-affected individuals nationwide amid the onslaught of Tropical Storm Kristine (international name: Trami).
In a statement on Wednesday, the Army said humanitarian and disaster response teams in the following divisions rescued families in flooded areas:
- 5th Infantry Division (Northern Luzon)
- 7th Infantry Division (Nueva Ecija)
- 2nd Infantry Division (Tanay, Rizal)
- 8th Infantry Division (Samar)
- 9th Infantry Division (Camarines Sur)
Rescuers from the 9th Infantry Division saved a woman amid the massive flooding due to Tropical Storm Kristine in the Bicol Region on October 22, 2024. Photo courtesy of Philippine Army.
The Army also mobilized a light Urban Search and Rescue team composed of 18 personnel to the Armed Forces of the Philippines Southern Luzon Command headquarters at Camp Nakar in Lucena City, Quezon province.
An 8th Infantry Division soldier carried a child during the rescue efforts amid the onslaught of Tropical Storm Kristine in Eastern Visayas on October 23, 2024. Photo courtesy of Philippine Army.
Earlier, the state weather bureau reported that Kristine’s center was last spotted some 200 kilometers east of Casiguran, Aurora, moving northwestward at 30 kilometers per hour (kph) and maintaining maximum sustained winds of 85 kph.
Rescuers from the 3rd Infantry Battalion, a unit of the 7th Infantry Division under the operational control of 8th Infantry Division, saved more than 600 flooding victims in San Jorge and Gandara, Samar on the early morning of October 23, 2024. Photo courtesy of Philippine Army.
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