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Karding leaves 6 dead, 6 missing

Ron Lopez, Agence France-Presse

<p>SAN ILDEFONSO, Bulacan (<strong>4th UPDATE</strong>) — The strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year left at least six people dead, authorities said Monday, after heavy rain and fierce winds battered the country&#x27;s most populous island.</p><p>Typhoon Karding (international name: Noru) toppled trees, knocked out power and flooded low-lying communities as it swept across Luzon on Sunday and Monday.</p><p>The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) also reported six people missing after the typhoon&#x27;s onslaught, but said validation is ongoing.</p><p>The NDRRMC estimated Karding&#x27;s agricultural damage to cost P141.38 million, with 740 farmers and 16,229 hectares of farmland affected.</p><p>Close to 79,000 people, or 20,380 families were <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/26/22/74000-people-across-luzon-flee-homes-due-to-karding">evacuated</a> from their homes before the storm hit, as the meteorology agency warned heavy rain could cause &quot;serious flooding&quot; in vulnerable areas, trigger landslides and destroy crops.</p><p>There have so far been no reports of widespread severe damage from the storm, which hit the country as a super typhoon. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/26/22/typhoon-karding-barrels-across-central-luzon">Signal no. 5 lifted as Karding continues to barrel across Central Luzon</a></li></ul><p>&quot;We were ready for all of this,&quot; President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. told a briefing with disaster agencies.</p><p>&quot;You might think that we overdid it. There is no such thing as overkill when it comes to disasters.&quot;</p><p>Five rescuers were killed after they were sent to help flooded residents in San Miguel municipality in Bulacan province, near the capital Manila.</p><p>&quot;They were deployed by the provincial government to a flooded area,&quot; said Lt. Col. Romualdo Andres, chief of police in San Miguel.</p><p>Andres said the rescuers were wading through floodwaters when a wall beside them collapsed, sending them into the fast current.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/26/22/bulacan-heroes-5-veteran-rescuers-determined-to-save-people">Bulacan heroes: 5 rescuers were veterans, determined to save people</a></li></ul><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=2253202" 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><p>An elderly man also died after he was hit by a landslide in Burdeos municipality on the Polillo islands, part of Quezon province, where the storm first made landfall, said Garner Jimenez from the local civil defense office.</p><p>The Philippines is regularly ravaged by storms, with scientists warning they are becoming more powerful as the world gets warmer because of climate change.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/06/29/22/nearly-1-in-4-at-risk-from-severe-flooding-study">Nearly 1 in 4 globally at risk from severe flooding, study says</a></li></ul><p>Karding smashed into the archipelago nation on Sunday after an unprecedented &quot;explosive intensification&quot; in wind speeds, the state weather forecaster said earlier.</p><p>It made landfall about 100 kilometers northeast of the densely populated capital Manila, before weakening to a typhoon as it crossed a mountain range, coconut plantations and rice fields.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/09/26/22/speed-sierra-madre-dulled-kardings-power">Speed, Sierra Madre dulled Karding&#x27;s power: meteorologist</a></li></ul><p>But on Monday there was no sign of the widespread devastation many had feared, as the storm moved over the South China Sea towards Vietnam.</p><p>Aerial footage taken during Marcos&#x27;s inspection flight over central Luzon showed rivers that were swollen or had burst their banks, and patches of farmland under water.</p><div><strong>&#x27;THE WIND WAS WHISTLING&#x27; </strong></div><p>Burdeos town bore the brunt of Karding.</p><p>Ferocious winds ripped off some roofs and brought down large trees while heavy rain flooded riverside houses, said Ervin Calleja, a 49-year-old teacher.</p><p>&quot;It was really worrisome,&quot; Calleja told AFP by phone. </p><p>&quot;The wind was whistling and it had heavy rains. That&#x27;s the more dangerous part.&quot;</p><p>Flimsy houses along the coast were damaged and some crops were wiped out.</p><p>&quot;Here at the town center, all banana trees were flattened, 100 percent,&quot; said Liezel Calusin, a member of the civil defense team in Polillo municipality. </p><p>&quot;We still have no electricity, but the phones are working.&quot;</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=2252686" 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><p>In Banaba village near Manila, Terrence Reyes fled his riverside home with his family and neighbors as floodwaters rose during the storm. </p><p>They returned home Monday to find their belongings sodden and caked in mud.</p><p>&quot;We just have to throw them away and start over again,&quot; Reyes, 25, said. </p><p>&quot;It happens each time there is a storm here.&quot;</p><p>The Philippines -- ranked among the most vulnerable nations to the impacts of climate change -- is hit by an average of 20 storms every year.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/21/22/big-economies-must-help-fight-climate-change-marcos">&#x27;Injustice must be corrected&#x27;: Marcos urges big economies to help fight climate change</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/09/23/22/ph-sea-levels-rising-3-times-faster-than-global-average-pagasa">Philippine sea levels rising &#x27;3 times faster&#x27; than global average, says PAGASA</a></li></ul><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse </strong></div><div><strong>— with report from Raffy Cabristante, ABS-CBN News</strong></div>

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Karding leaves 6 dead, 6 missing

Ron Lopez,

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Published Sep 26, 2022 11:13 AM PHT

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Updated Sep 26, 2022 08:10 PM PHT

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