Rescuers were racing to reach people stranded on rooftops and those seeking help via Facebook.
MANILA – Severe Storm Trami made landfall on Oct 24 on the Philippines’ north-eastern coast, dumping more rains on a hard-hit region in the country’s main island and raising the death toll so far to at least 26.
Over 5,000 passengers and dozens of vessels have been stranded at ports, the Philippine Coast Guard said. Most of those who died over the past few days drowned or were killed in landslides across Bicol, including Naga city, where 14 more people were reported to have died on Oct 24.“They are seeking assistance through posts, and that’s how we learned about them,” Major Luisa Calubaquib, the Bicol police spokeswoman, said.
Ms Lorie Dela Cruz, of the state weather bureau, said a month’s worth of rainfall had been dumped in the region in a 24-hour window from 8am on Oct 22 to the following morning, with Camarines Sur province and Albay province’s Legazpi city particularly hard hit.
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