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Heavy rains, floods leave 2 dead in Northern Samar

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Courtesy of DILG Mondragon Northern Samar" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/01/12/samar.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Courtesy of DILG Mondragon Northern Samar</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Two people were killed in Northern Samar due to floods and torrential rains, a disaster management official said Thursday.</p><p>According to Josh Echano, head of Northern Samar Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, a resident died in Laoang while a soldier was swept away by floodwaters in San Isidro.</p><p>The military personnel was identified as Corporal Jerry Palacio of the 43rd Infantry Battalion.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/12/23/sundalo-nasawi-matapos-tangayin-ng-tubig-sa-northern-samar">Sundalo nasawi matapos tangayin ng tubig sa Northern Samar</a></li></ul><p>Four towns in the province were also severely affected by flooding, he added. These are Catarman, Catubig, Las Navas and Lope de Vega.</p><p>Meanwhile, some 18,239 individuals or 4,561 families are staying in evacuation centers.</p><p>The provincial government is still conducting a rapid assessment to determine the number of damaged houses and losses to agriculture.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/01/12/23/rainy-weather-in-large-parts-of-ph-due-to-lpa">Rainy weather in large parts of PH due to low pressure area</a></li></ul><p>According to state weather bureau PAGASA, a low-pressure area and shear line are affecting parts of the Visayas and Mindanao.</p><p>The brewing storm was spotted 380 kilometers east of Surigao City, Surigao del Norte as of 3 a.m. Thursday.</p><p>At least 11 people have died in storms across the Philippines in the past week, with more heavy rain expected in already sodden regions of the disaster-prone country, authorities said Tuesday.</p><p>Bad weather has plagued the country&#x27;s southern and central islands since the Christmas weekend when downpours triggered flooding and landslides that left 52 people dead and forced hundreds of thousands to flee their homes.</p><p>Since January 3, back-to-back storms have killed 11 people as floodwaters swept through houses, cut roads and swamped crops, the civil defense office said.</p><p>Heavy rain has already inundated villages, with water levels reaching 3 meters or 10 feet in some places.</p><p>The Philippines is ranked among the most vulnerable nations to the impacts of climate change, and scientists have warned that storms are becoming more powerful as the world gets warmer.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2414090" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><div><strong>— With a report from Agence France-Presse</strong></div>

Two people were killed in Northern Samar due to floods and torrential rains, a disaster management official said Thursday.