DAVAO CITY – The intermittent rains caused by the tail end of the cold front resulted in landslides and flooding in the towns of Compostela Valley (ComVal) province, leaving four persons dead and displacement of 269 individuals.
In a report to Governor Jayvee Tyron Uy Monday, Special Operations Office Raul Villocino reported four persons died when a landslide occurred on Sunday night at Purok Bulawanon, Barangay Tandik, Maragusan, ComVal.
The landslide happened after three days of continuous rains in the area.
The casualties were identified as Raymund Magallanes, 20; Rowena Sajulan, 23; Hazzel Magallanes, 3; and, Joey Magallanes, one-year-old. Rowena’s brother, 11-year-old Alvin Tiin survived the incident.
Villocino said the landslide happened at around 8:30 p.m on Sunday but the bodies were recovered after two hours by the barangay rescuers.
Meanwhile, a total of 269 individuals or 72 families have been evacuated by the government to five schools as evacuation centers located Nabunturan town.
A pre-emptive evacuation was implemented by the local government on Sunday and suspended classes in all levels in the municipalities of New Bataan, Nabunturan, Mawab, and Compostela due to bad weather conditions.
Villocino said Montevista town has already activated its Incident Management Team while other municipal disaster teams of the local governments continue to monitor the situation. (Lilian C. Mellejor/PNA)
