While thousands of villagers, who were trapped in floodwaters, have been rescued by government forces, many more need to be saved.
A man walks past damages caused by flash floods on Thursday Oct. 24, 2024, after Tropical Storm Trami dumped heavy rains at Libon town, Albay province, in the Philippines.MANILA, Philippines — Widespread flooding and landslides set off by a tropical storm in the northeastern Philippines on Thursday left at least 24 people dead, swept away cars and prompted authorities to scramble for motorboats to rescue trapped villagers, some on roofs.
The storm began to move away from the coast of the northwestern Philippine province of Ilocos Sur toward the South China Sea on Thursday afternoon with sustained winds of up to 95 kph and gusts up to 115 kph . It was blowing southwestward and could strengthen into a typhoon over the South China Sea, according to state forecasters.
Most of the storm deaths were reported in the six-province Bicol region, southeast of Manila, where at least 21 people died, including 8 residents in Naga city, which was inundated by flash floods as Trami was approaching Tuesday, dumping more than two months’ worth of rainfall in just 24 hours at high tide, regional police chief Brig. Gen. Andre Dizon and other officials said.
“We can’t rescue them all at once because there are so many and we need additional motorboats," Dizon told The Associated Press by telephone. “We’re looking for ways to deliver food and water to those who were trapped but could not be evacuated right away.”
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