Inday, monsoon rains trigger heavy floods, landslides
Typhoon Inday and the southwest monsoon have caused severe flooding and landslides in the Philippines, resulting in at least 10 deaths and affecting nearly 50,000 people. Disaster response teams are currently providing relief and conducting evacuations in the affected regions.
Why it matters
The disaster highlights the vulnerability of regions already recovering from seismic activity to secondary climate-related hazards.
TEN people were confirmed dead in a landslide that hit a farming village in Malapatan, Sarangani, and nearly 50,000 people were affected by Typhoon Inday (international name: Bavi) and the enhanced southwest monsoon, disaster officials said as the cyclone weakened and moved toward Taiwan.Malapatan Mayor Salway Sumbo Jr. said the landslide occurred at Sitio Pandaw, Barangay Poblacion, at about 3 a.m. during a heavy downpour caused by the tail end of Typhoon Inday in the province.The fatalities were survivors of the recent magnitude 7.8 earthquake that rocked the Soccsksargen region.Based on the latest data from the Office of Civil Defense, 10,984 families, or nearly 50,000 individuals, in Western Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Davao Region and Soccsksargen have been affected by the combined effects of the typhoon and the enhanced southwest monsoon.Of the affected population, 1,777 families are currently taking shelter in 22 evacuation centers.The enhanced "habagat" also triggered widespread flooding and…
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