MANILA, (PNA) — The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Friday reported that the death toll due to flashfloods induced by the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) has now climbed to 20.
Two persons were killed in Western Visayas, eight in Central Visayas, six in Zamboanga Peninsula, and four in Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
All of the victims died by drowning, the NDRRMC reported.
Two persons are still missing as of Oct. 4 in Negros Oriental.
They were identified as Palomar Lafranco and Erwin Cadimas.