Death toll from Tropical Storm Catfish rises to 121 in Philippines – Xinhua English.news.cn

Xinhua News Agency, Manila, April 14 (Reporter Liu Kai and Yan Jie) The Philippine disaster relief department said on the 14th that since the tropical storm “Catfish” made landfall in Leyte Province in the central Philippines on the 10th, the floods and landslides caused by disasters have caused 121 people. More than 100,000 people died and more than 100,000 people were affected.

In the hard-hit Eastern Visayas region of the central Philippines, Philippine National Police spokesman Bella Rentuaya said that 113 people have been confirmed dead there, including 81 people buried in Baibai City, Leyte Province due to landslides. . More than 230 people were also injured in the Eastern Visayas.

Affected by the “catfish”, more than 10 provinces in the central and southern Philippines were affected, with more than 100,000 people affected, and more than 13,000 people were transferred to resettlement centers. Although the strength of the “Catfish” has weakened, continuous rainfall and landslides have made many roads and bridges impassable, making search and rescue operations more difficult.

The Philippines is located in the western Pacific typhoon belt and suffers from an average of 20 typhoons or tropical storms per year. Catfish was the first tropical storm to hit the Philippines this year. (Finish)