2 dead, roads impassable in 'Urduja' wake - NDCC

At least two people were reported killed in the wake of tropical depression Urduja, the National Disaster Coordinating Council said late Wednesday. The NDCC only identified the two fatalities as members of the Rallos family in Jasaan town in Misamis Oriental. It added flooding and landslides in Camiguin and Misamis Oriental, and in Cagayan de Oro and Gingoog cities have affected 900 families or 4,229 people. Of these, 813 families or 2,938 people were brought to evacuation centers. NDCC also said several roads were impassable due to landslides and overflowing of creeks, are: * Cagayan de Oro City: Road section along Sitio Kablua, Bayanga village, where two lanes are not passable because of landslide debris. * Camiguin: Tupsan Bridge along Tupsan village in Mahinog not passable due to debris; and national highway along Punta Gorda village, Baslingasag and road section along Sitio Mayang in Kabulawan, Lagonglong not passable due to debris. Water levels of Cagayan de Oro River and its tributaries may still keep rising due to continuous rains, the NDCC said. Power outages were still experienced in several areas in Camiguin and Gingoog City since Tuesday, it added. In Caraga region, at least 26 villages were flooded due to the overflow of Puyo and Celopan Rivers. These include 23 in Agusan del Norte and three in San Jose, Dinagat Islands. Some 1,464 families or 7,396 people were affected. Of these, 335 families or 1,751 people were brought to nine evacuation centers. Classes were suspended in affected areas in Misamis Oriental, Camiguin, Cagayan de Oro and Gingoog. - LG, GMANews.TV