OLONGAPO CITY, (PNA) — The death toll in landslides in Zambales due to heavy rainfall rose to 25.
This, after two more bodies were recovered by rescuers in Subic town late Monday afternoon.
Subic town Mayor Jefferson Khonghun said the total number of fatalities recovered in Barangay Cawag is now 11 while in Barangay San Isidro, the number of dead bodies retrieved is now at 6, bringing the total number to 17.
Khonghun said there is still one missing person in barangay Cawag buried by landslide that the rescue teams are trying to retrieve.
He said another person who was earlier reported missing person in Barangay Sto. Tomas was also recovered.
Reports from the Provincial Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) said that four persons were also reportedly killed due to landslide in barangay Aglao in San Marcelino town.
Meanwhile, three of the five family members who were buried by landslide in a resettlement area in Castillejos town were also retrieved.