Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Typhoon Ramon - 8 missing, 4 dead


Eight people missing are reported because of the storm Ramon right now including the seven new recorded by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDDRMC) who were fishermen from Misamis Oriental while the other missing person is from Iloilo.

Executive Director of NDRRMC Benito Ramos confirmed that their personnel staffs and disaster teams were focused on finding those missing persons in the areas mentioned.

Ramos reported earlier that some streets in part of Bohol is now impassable due to floods and landslides.

Meanwhile, Ramos clarified that only four persons were confirmed dead because of  the Typhoon Ramon. They were all drowned students from Iloilo.

Today, preemptive evacuation of the agency still continues along with other government agencies to residents which are at risk and directly affected by the Typhoon Ramon.