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At least seven people have died and several others have been injured after tropical storm Enteng hit the Philippines. The storm unleashed heavy rains and landslides which flooded many areas in the north during the early hours of Monday.
Relly Bernardo, head of the National Council for Disaster Risk Management and Reductionsaid three people died in a landslide. Another three drowned, he told the ABS-CBN television network in this country.
The meteorological phenomenon, which is locally named Entengis moving northwest at 15 kilometers per hour. This is near the Philippine island of Luzon, where the meteorological agency warns of the possibility of flash flooding and landslides in mountainous provinces.
The landslide The accident happened on the Daang Pari road, which is now temporarily closed, authorities said. The dead included a pregnant woman and two children.
Deaths and disasters in the Philippines
In addition to these three deaths, there are two others, a 44-year-old woman and a four-year-old boy. The bodies of the victims were recovered in the municipality of San Luis in the Philippines.
In addition, a sixth body was recovered in San Isidroafter another 24-year-old woman was also found dead in Santa Cruz. The mayor of the city, Jun Ynares, announced the suspension of classes for security reasons.
Dozens of families moved to the Tondo neighborhood in Manila as a precaution against the risk of floodingThe storm also prompted the cancellation of dozens of domestic flights due to adverse weather, the Manila Airport Authority said.
The Philippines experiences about 20 tropical storms per year, especially in the rainy seasonwhich usually begins in June and ends in November or December.