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Eight killed, 11 missing as Feria lashes Philippines
Eight people were killed and 11 reported missing in floods and landslides as typhoon Feria, internationally known as Nangka, unleashed its fury on the Philippines for two days, the National Disaster Coordinating Council said.
- By Barbara Mae Dacanay, Bureau Chief
- Published: 23:01 June 25, 2009
Manila: Eight people were killed and 11 reported missing in floods and landslides as typhoon Feria, internationally known as Nangka, unleashed its fury on the Philippines for two days, the National Disaster Coordinating Council said.
Three crewmen died instantly when their boat was hit by a tornado while it was docked at Sanguirin Village in Quezon, southern Luzon on Wednesday.
Their captain died from serious injuries in a hospital, NDCC said. Vicente Layague, 70, and an unidentified person were swept away by floods in Cebu, central Philippines.
Edgar Salida and a certain Renico, in their 40s, were killed when their house was hit by landslide in Cagayan de Oro, southern Philippines, on Tuesday, the first time the storm hit the Philippines.
Eleven people were missing and presumed dead in central and southern Luzon, two most-affected areas. Three were minors and one was a four-year old child. Five were hurt in central Philippines and southern Luzon.
Some 10,228 families or 44,401 people in 122 villages in central Philippines and southern Luzon were displaced by the storm.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development sent food and clothing to schools transformed as temporary shelter for the displaced residents.
Rescuers said they found five people alive after they were reported missing in central Philippines. Most of them were fishermen.
About 10,000 passengers were stranded in different ports nationwide, the Philippine Coast Guard said.
Some 9,978 passengers, 108 trucks, 61 cars, 61 vessels, 105 motor boats, 61 buses, and 61 vessels were stranded in 24 ports in the country's six regions.
The damage that "Feria" has caused is an estimated 2.5 million pesos (Dh192,307) to infrastructure and 300,000 pesos to agriculture.
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