Earth Watch Report - Flooding
| Flash Flood | Philippines | Central Luzon, Olongapo City |  |  |
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| At least 20 persons were killed and several were missing in landslides and floods in Zambales Monday at the height of heavy rains spawned by the storm-enhanced southwest monsoon, reports said. Subic Mayor Jun Khonghun said in a radio interview that 10 were killed in a landslide in Cawag village in Subic that occurred at about 6 a.m. Monday. Two were still missing. Meanwhile, in San Isidro village, five were killed and one was still missing. A report from First Lieutenant Yvonne Ricaforte, Civil Military Operations officer of the Army's 24th Infantry Battalion, said that a landslide in San Marcelino town at about 6 a.m. killed four persons. In Castillejos town, one was killed from landslides and four were still missing. Based on reports from the Office of Civil Defense in Central Luzon, a 67-year-old woman drowned in the province. In a separate television interview, Khonghun said that roads in Subic were already impassable and "isolated." Speedboats were used to get around the area. "We are asking for help from the national government. Please assist us," he said. The heavy rains in Luzon were caused by the prevailing southwest monsoon that is strengthened by a storm over the Pacific Ocean. “Pabuk” will not enter the country but it will trigger heavy rains. |
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Heavy rains leave 20 dead in Philippines
Residents
carry a girl on a rubber raft to safety in Olongapo City, north of
Manila on Monday, after torrential monsoon rains pounded Luzon island,
worsened by Typhoon Usagi. — AFP
The most severely affected area was the province of Zambales, about 80 kilometers (51 miles) northwest of Manila where heavy rains caused rain-soaked soil to cascade down, killing 17 people in different parts of the province, said assistant civil defense director Nigel Lontoc.
“They were surprised by the rain. It happened before dawn so they might have been asleep at the time,” he told AFP.
“This is mountainous area and there are many houses on the slopes. The rain must have really weakened the soil,” he added.
A 67-year-old woman drowned when her home was submerged by a flood in Olongapo City, also in Zambales, he added.
The mayor of Subic town, Jay Khonghun, where the majority of victims died, said the heavy rains and chest-deep floods had isolated the town of 160,000.
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