The death toll from typhoon “Lando,” which affected close to one million people in Central and Northern Luzon, climbed to 49 yesterday as widespread flooding in Central and Northern Luzon began to ease yesterday. However, while floods started to subside in most areas affected by “Lando,” low-lying areas started to feel the impact of water flowing downstream yesterday, with Calumpit and Hagonoy now submerged despite a sunny day. The two low-lying Bulacan towns are catch basins for flood waters from Nueva Ecija and other mountainous areas in Luzon. Of the 49 fatalities, 17 were reported in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) where the victims include a six-month pregnant woman; 10 in Central Luzon; three in Region 2, seven in Region 1, two in Quezon City, one in Laguna, and nine in Iloilo. STILL UNDER WATER – Residents of San Simon in Pampanga, using bancas, cautiously make it across a flooded [...]
