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Death toll from flooding up to 49, missing 22, injured 16

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The reported death toll from the flooding that hit parts of Mindanao, Bicol, and Visayas has risen to 49, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Sunday.

Most of the deaths were from Northern Mindanao, the council said in its latest report issued at 6 a.m. Sunday. The floods also left 16 wounded and 22 missing.

The NDRRMC also said more than 141,000 families or 553,000 people were affected by the floods caused by the shear line across 10 regions.

Nine roads and three bridges, mostly in the Mimaropa region, remain impassable as of Sunday.

The NDRRMC estimated infrastructure damage at P1.13 billion and agricultural damage at more than P243 million.

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Northern Mindanao bore the brunt of the flooding, with damage to infrastructure and agriculture there alone amounting to P1.11 billion and P172 million, respectively.

Seven cities and towns in Mimaropa, Western Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, and Northern Mindanao were also placed under a state of calamity.

The government has so far given up to P48 million worth of assistance.

About P32 million of these were distributed through food packs and non-food items.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said it has provided more than P28.1 million worth of cash assistance to the families affected by flash floods and landslides brought about by the shear line in the provinces of Misamis Occidental and Misamis Oriental.

In a statement on Saturday, DSWD Region 10 (Northern Mindanao) Assistant Director Ronald Ryan Cui said the office supervised the distribution of financial assistance and family food packs (FFPs) to 11 local government units (LGUs) of Misamis Occidental, and in Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental.

Based on DSWD reports, Cui said there were 1,016 residents from Jimenez town, 422 families from Plaridel, both in Misamis Occidental; and 24 families from Gingoog City who have received the FFPs and cash assistance.

Each of these recipient families received P5,000 under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations (AICS).

At least 932 residents in the municipality of Tudela, 576 families in Clarin, and 505 families in Sinacaban, also received cash assistance.

Still in Misamis Occidental, DSWD-10 also distributed financial aid to 124 residents of Ozamiz City, 128 families in Panaon, and seven families from Baliangao who have partially-damaged houses.

In addition, some 1,732 beneficiaries received financial assistance in Oroquieta City, 623 families from the town of Aloran, and 492 families from Lopez Jaena.

Meanwhile, Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Rolando Uy also personally handed over to Misamis Occidental Vice Governor Rowena Gutierrez a check worth P2 million as the city’s financial assistance to the province.

The city government also sent food and non-food items, including medicines and a water tanker to help ease the plight of the Dec. 24 to 25 flood victims.

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