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OCD validating 5 deaths due to 'Aghon'

Published May 27, 2024 10:02 am
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Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel rescue young girls affected by flashflood caused by typhoon "Aghon" in Brgy. 10, Lucena, Quezon on May 26, 2024. (Photo by PCG)

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said Monday, May 27, that it was validating five reported deaths due to typhoon “Aghon”.

OCD spokesperson Director Edgar Posadas said four of the cases were logged in Calabarzon (Region 4A) and one was in Northern Mindanao (Region 10). The victims died either due to drowning or injuries sustained from fallen trees or debris.

“Right now, officially, we have no confirmed or validated [fatalities] attributable to Aghon but we have received five reported deaths,” Posadas said in a press conference.

“These five reported deaths are still for validation,” he emphasized.

According to the Philippine National Police, three of the fatalities were recorded in Quezon, which was one of the hardest hit provinces by Aghon. 

They included a man who was reportedly pinned to death by a fallen acacia tree in San Antonio town; a seven-month-old baby whose body was found near the shoreline in Pagbilao town; and a 14-year-old boy who perished when hit by a fallen tree in Lucena City. 

Details on the other two reported deaths have yet to be released.

The provincial disaster risk reduction and management office (PDRRMO) of Quezon said there was a recommendation for the declaration of a state of calamity in the first and second districts of the province involcing around 20 municipalities. It will be decided in a meeting by the provincial government on Tuesday, May 28.

Meanwhile, the OCD earlier reported that there were also seven injured persons due to Aghon in Bicol (Region 5).

A total of 19,373 individuals were affected by the typhoon in Calabarzon (Region 4A), Mimaropa (Region 4B), Bicol, and Eastern Visayas (Region 8).

Of this, a total of 2,162 individuals were staying in evacuation centers.

Meanwhile, the national government assured that there are enough relief supplies for all individuals affected by Aghon.

Director Michael Christopher Mathay, of the DSWD Disaster Response Management Bureau, said the department has augmented the food stock and other relief resources in Calabarzon, the hardest hit region.

He said the DSWD has alloted a standby fund of P5 million, 40,000 family food packs, and other food and non-food assistance worth P35 million for Calabarzon.

“We have an ongoing coordination with affected LGUs thru DSWD field offices,” he said.

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