53 confirmed deaths due to 'Seniang' | Inquirer News

53 confirmed deaths due to ‘Seniang’

By: - Reporter / @BLozadaINQ
/ 02:30 PM December 31, 2014

MANILA, Philippines-The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Wednesday noon confirmed that the death toll from Tropical Depression “Seniang” had dramatically risen, to 53.

In a press briefing, NDRRMC Undersecretary Alexander Pama said most of the fatalities were from Catbalogan City.

On Monday, “Seniang” made its first landfall over Surigao del Sur.

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As of 6 a.m. Wednesday, “Seniang” has caused P3,681,800 worth of damage in the agricultural sector.

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NDRRMC added that 27,397 families or 121,737 people have felt the effects of “Seniang,” with at least 5,046 families evacuated.

The province of Bohol has also been placed under a state of calamity after it bore the brunt of “Seniang.”

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