25 dead, 15 missing in Davao City flash floods

(Updated 7:10 p.m.) Twenty-five people, most of them children, were reportedly killed in flash floods that hit Davao City Tuesday night as a result of heavy rains there, disaster and military officials said Wednesday. Maj. Jake Obligado, commander of the Armed Forces' 10th Civil Military Operations Battalion, said most of the fatalities were children. "As of 5 p.m. (Wednesday), 25 dead, three of them unidentified, then 15 were still missing," Obligado said, quoting a report from the City Social Services and Development Office (CSSDO). Some 12,410 families residing in six villages (barangay) were affected by the flooding. Of this number, 1,475 were temporarily housed in four evacuation centers.
The CSSDO report said 15 of the fatalities were brought to Collado Funeral Homes. They were identified as:

Adora Baricuatro, 26

Jaime Bawo, 41

Conchita Bawo, 43

Antonio Inciso, 77

Chris Alvarez

Alexis Baricuatro

Alexandria Baricuatro

Beth Amatos, 7

Catherine Valderosa

John Michael Alvarez, 7

John Carlo Alvarez, 3

Keneth Ian Ayag, 3

Jason Saturos, 2

Cassandra Supa, 2

Carl Andrei Olivares, 9 months Seven other cadavers were brought to Angel Funeral Homes. They were identified as:

Jovito Munsad, 51

Vicenta Ladaga, 50

Rowena Valderosa

Lydia Valderosa

Tito Servidad

Melchin Sorenio, 3

Angelita Paches There remaining three — one adult female, one female child, and a male child — were still unidentified as of 5 p.m. Wednesday. Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Region XI operations officer Antonio Cloma said in an interview on dzBB radio Wednesday morning that 11 of the fatalities were from two affected villages —Matina Crossing and Matina Pangi. Aside from those two villages, the other affected villages were Matina Aplaya and Talomo. He noted that this was the first time that floodwaters rose very high in those areas. He said the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) already warned of another possible bad weather. For now, he said the floodwaters have subsided and retrieval operations are going on - VVP/KBK, GMA News