The number of fatalities due to the nonstop downpour caused by a shear line in the Northern Mindanao region rose to nine, a high ranking official from the Office of the Civil Defense Region 10 (OCD-10) confirmed on Tuesday, Dec. 27.
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY —- The number of fatalities due to the nonstop downpour caused by a shear line in the Northern Mindanao region rose to nine, a high ranking official from the Office of the Civil Defense Region 10 confirmed on Tuesday, Dec. 27.
According to the OCD-10’s progress report, as of 6 a.m. of December 27, the fatalities in Bukidnon were from the towns of San Fernando and Impalutao. Meanwhile, the six fatalities in Misamis Occidental are composed of two deaths each from Jimenez and Tudela towns, and Oroquieta City. “For the meantime, we are still experiencing heavy rainfall not just in Cagayan de Oro but all over Northern Mindanao. That includes Surigao del Norte, Agusan del Norte and the northern portion of Zamboanga,” Lucero said in the same virtual press conference.
The latest report from the OCD-10 also showed that the initial estimated damages to houses, infrastructure and agriculture by the current weather condition is now at P33,926,000.
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