Death Toll for typhoon Frank reaches 117, NDCC said

Miami
June 24, 2008
Story: Death Toll for typhoon Frank reaches 117, NDCC said

The death toll now reached 117 due to the typhoon Frank that affects the Philippines during the weekend.

National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) Executive Director Anthony Golez confirmed the number of death during the press briefing at the NDCC. The number of deaths came from Regions 1, 3, 4A, 4B, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, ARMM, CARAGA and NCR.

There were also 139 reported injuries and 44 missing. Reported houses damaged already reached 105,374.

Golez also said that a C-130 will be going to Aklan, to deliver relief goods; water purification system and medicines. Doctors will also be going to Aklan for medical mission in the area to attend to the needs of those who got sick because of the typhoon.

Golez added that they still do not know the extent of damage in the province of Aklan as the province is having difficulty in giving them reports, “They still have problems in communications line, that is why we still do not know the extent of damage on the area.”

The NDCC has plan to send people or assessment team in Aklan to know what the province still be needing.

Meanwhile, the Police Regional Office (PRO) of Region 6 has reported 169 as dead, 218 missing and 82 injured. According to the Spokesperson of PRO 6, Supt. Ranulfo Demiar, 99% of those who died were due to drowning as the flood in the provinces of Ilo-ilo reached 9 to 10 feet.

He also added that most of the area Ilo-ilo has no electricity yet.