81 killed, 20 missing after tropical storm Trami hits Philippines
The death toll from tropical storm Trami that slammed into the Philippines this week has risen to 81, with around 20 other people still missing, due to massive flooding and landslides, authorities said Friday, Xinhua reported.
Police said the deaths include 47 in Batangas province, south of Manila, and 28 in the Bicol region, southeast of Manila.
Four Trami-related deaths were also recorded in different areas in the central and southern Philippines.
The Philippine Coast Guard reported on Friday afternoon that its personnel had retrieved a nine-year-old child and a one-month-old infant.
Trami, the 11th typhoon to hit the Philippines this year, barrelled across the main Luzon island, leaving a trail of destruction with disastrous flooding and landslides in the Bicol and Calabarzon regions.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said the storm impacted over 2.6 million people in at least 15 regions across the Southeast Asian country.
🌀Tropical Storm Trami (Kristine) has already claimed at least 26 lives and forced over 150,000 to evacuate in the Philippines. With winds of 59 mph, the storm has triggered heavy rain, floods, landslides, and lahar flows at Mayon Volcano. People found themselves trapped in their… pic.twitter.com/EeLOMGuNus
— Told by Eyewitnesses (@toldbysurvivors) October 24, 2024
Flood by Tropical Storm Trami in Philippines on 23 October, 2024
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47 people have been killed in Batangas, Philippines, due to severe tropical storm Kristine (Trami). Over 3.3 million Filipinos have been affected nationwide, with 288,000 people comprising 75,000 families still in 3,300 government shelters, according to the Department of Social… pic.twitter.com/f4YZNnfCqk
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