5 rescuers die in San Miguel, Bulacan flash flood


Five members of the Bulacan rescue team -- Jerson Resurreccion, Troy Justin Agustin, Marby Bartolome, George Agustin, and Narciso Calayag -- died in a flash flood in Barangay Camias, San Miguel, Bulacan on Sunday night, Sept. 25, 2022. (Photo from the official Facebook page of Batang Malolos)

Five rescuers from the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) in the province of Bulacan died after being washed away by flash flood while conducting rescue operations in San Miguel town at the height of Super Typhoon Karding.

On Monday, Sept. 26, Katrina Anne B. Balingit, Provincial Public Affairs Office (PPAO) chief said the four rescuers were confirmed dead while the body of one rescuer who remained missing until late Sunday was found on Monday morning.

WATER WORLD --The DRT Highway in San Miguel, Bulacan under 3 to 4 feet of flood waters due to heavy rains brought by Super Typhoon Karding. (Freddie C. Velez)

Police identified the victims as Narciso Calayag, Jerson Resurreccion, Marby Bartolome, George Agustin, and Troy Justin Agustin.

She said the victims were all members of the Bulacan PDRRMO rescue team.

Balingit, citing a PDRRMO report, said the rescuers were on their way to a rescue operation when their truck broke down. They decided to use a boat going to Barangay Camias

In the report, the rescue team was suddenly hit by a hard wall that collapsed and they were carried away by the flash floods.