Death toll from heavy rains in Mindanao, Visayas now at 20
The death toll from Typhoon Inday and the southwest monsoon in the Philippines has risen to 20, with 13 people still missing. Rescue operations are ongoing in Mindanao and the Visayas as authorities work to clear roads and assist affected communities.
Why it matters
This is a significant humanitarian and environmental event impacting regional safety and infrastructure in the Philippines.
KORONADAL CITY, SOUTH COTABATO, Philippines - The death toll from Typhoon Inday (international name: Bavi) and the enhanced southwest monsoon ("habagat") in Mindanao and the Visayas has risen to 20, as authorities continued search operations on Sunday for 13 people still missing following widespread flooding and landslides.
One of the latest victims was reported in Barangay Tanuman in Jose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental, after heavy rains and flash floods battered the municipality on July 10, damaging roads, inundating homes and isolating several communities.
As of 3 p.m. on Sunday, 13 people remained missing across Mindanao - eight in Jose Abad Santos, one in Malapatan, Sarangani, and four in Calanogas, Lanao del Sur.
READ: Pagasa: Typhoon Inday exits PAR on Saturday morning
Before Sunday's fatality in Jose Abad Santos, authorities had recorded nine deaths in Malapatan, Sarangani, seven in Calanogas, Lanao del Sur, and two in Bukidnon.
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