156 dead, 37 missing: OCD chief confirms Duterte’s worry of high death toll due to Odette

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President Duterte’s concerns about a possible high death toll due to OdettePH was affirmed by the official numbers from the Office of Civil Defense, which showed that 156 individuals were confirmed dead while 37 are still missing. | GabrielLaluINQ

During Duterte’s pre-recorded briefing aired Tuesday night, OCD administrator Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad said that while he only reported 12 dead victims last Friday, the death toll swelled as of latest data.“I am sorry to present this Mr. President, you’re right in our first meeting, when you expressed your worry of a possible mounting of deaths. Back then I only reported 12 deaths but as of the latest report Mr.

“The most number of deaths came from Bohol, followed by Cebu, and Negros Oriental […] the most common circumstances of death are drowning by flood, incident of sea, being hit by fallen tree, and as well as due to flying debris and collapsed structure, and there were also deaths due to landslides,” he added.

 

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