Philippines Floods: Death Toll Goes Down To 1,249

MANILA, Philippines -- Philippine disaster management officials say the number of people who died in massive flash floods in the southern Mindanao region a week ago was smaller than earlier reported.

Civil Defense chief Benito Ramos said Tuesday that he has corrected an earlier death toll from the health department of nearly 1,500 to 1,249 based on an actual count of identified and unidentified bodies recovered by soldiers, police, firemen and other rescue workers.

He says the exact number of missing could no longer be determined but the search for bodies will continue.

He says rains overnight Monday over the eastern provinces of Mindanao have forced the evacuation of thousands of families, many by helicopter.

Comments

[hetz136]

08:38 AM on 12/27/2011

After 10 days the clean up is progressing, our family compound in Tibasak was flooded with 3 meters of water up close to the ceiling on the ground floor. My brother in laws have 1 story houses on the compound and were able to make it to the second floor of the main house before the water got over chest deep. My wife's boutique www.lecheapboutiqueph.com/ was flooded with water up 3 meters. Water was running over the gate and four cars were under water, over the roof. Just got a water hose with running water , electical by weeks end. We had high property loos, but no loss of life.

[Ecoli]

10:06 AM on 12/27/2011

I don’t know where you’re coming from. Spell checker will help. Forget about your wife’s boutique – no one will patronize a damaged business establishment.

[hetz136]

11:05 AM on 12/27/2011

Are you this negitive all the time? We have been able to hand wash most of the dresses and they are coming clean. Le Cheap Boutique will be open by this week end and many people have asked for appointments for Thursday and Friday for their New Years. Even inspite of the flooding people are trying to get back to lafe as usual.