Santi death toll increases to 30

By AARON B. RECUENCO
November 7, 2009, 7:33pm

The death toll in the onslaught of typhoon “Santi” late last month rose to 30, with disaster officials, saying that there are still six others in the missing list who are not yet accounted so far.

Based on Saturday’s report from the National Disaster and Coordinating Council (NDCC), Laguna and Camarines Norte have the most number of fatalities with 11 each, all of them died due to drowning due to flashfloods spawned by heavy rains dumped by “Santi.”

Two dead were reported in Rizal province, the father and son who were swept away while crossing a creek and two others in Batangas who drowned when their car fell on the bridge that collapsed in Batangas City.

One fatality each was reported in Muntinlupa City, Cavite, Quezon, and Catanduanes. The six missing are from Muntinlupa, Camarines Norte, and Laguna.

A total of 510,161 persons or 107,456 families were either displaced or affected by the weather disturbance in several barangays in Bicol, Metro Manila, and southern Tagalog provinces.