2 dead, thousands evacuated in Nueva Ecija due to ‘Lando’

San Isidro – Jaen Bridge in Nueva Ecija. Contributed Photo/Raquel Agapito.

Typhoon “Lando” (international name Koppu) battered Nueva Ecija on Sunday, leaving at least two people dead and forcing thousands of residents to evacuate.

Nueva Ecija Governor Aurelio Umali confirmed that two persons were found dead floating in flood waters in Palayan City, the capital of the province.

The victims were not yet identified.

In an interview with the ABS-CBN News Channel, Umali also said that at least 3,251 people were evacuated.

“We expect flood waters from the mountains of Gabaldon,” Umali said.

At 10:00 a.m. today, Lando’s eye was located in the vicinity of Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija.

Pag-asa, in its 5:00 p.m. severe weather bulletin, placed the agricultural province under signal number 3.