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Things could have been worse in some parts of Luzon if not for the mountains of the Sierra Madre after Severe Tropical Storm Pepito hit the country over the weekend, the state weather bureau PAGASA said.According to Ian Cruz’s report in 24 Oras on Monday, PAGASA said the mountain range was able to minimize the impact of Pepito despite the heavy rains experienced in Catanduanes and in some islands in Quezon Province.
The Cagayan Valley region was among the areas that was severely hit by the recent series of tropical storms including the Pepito, the 15th storm to enter the country this year.Seven people including an 8-year-old child were killed in a landslide in Ambaguio, Nueva Vizcaya.Other provinces in the region such as Isabela also endured flooding due to the heavy downpour and the opening of the Magat Dam gate.
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