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Llorente, Eastern Samar under state of calamity due to floods

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Courtesy of LGU Llorente" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/12/27/flood.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Courtesy of LGU Llorente</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — The town of Llorente in Eastern Samar has been placed under a state of calamity after torrential rains triggered severe flooding on Christmas Eve, a disaster management official said Tuesday.</p><p>&quot;Llorente was flooded... at saka &#x27;yung mga constituents dun was really affected kaya the LGU (local government unit) of Llorente decided to declare a state of calamity,&quot; Eastern Samar Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office head Ma. Josefina Titong told ANC.</p><p>The heavy downpour caused by a shear line also flooded almost all municipalities in Eastern Samar, she added.</p><p>According to Titong, rains normally occur in the province but not as &quot;intense&quot; on Dec. 24.</p><p>&quot;&#x27;Yung mga previous records namin is from light to moderate to heavy. Ngayon, heavy to intense all night kaya no wonder nagkaroon ng baha,&quot; she said.</p><p>No casualties have been recorded but 4 people were reported missing.</p><p>Disaster management officials have yet to conduct a rapid damage assessment in areas affected by the floods.</p><p>Roads and bridges in the province are now passable, Titong said. Power and communication lines have been restored.</p><p>All evacuees have also returned home after the floods subsided, Titong added.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/27/22/13-dead-due-to-christmas-floods-ocd">13 dead due to Christmas flooding: OCD</a></li></ul><p>Christmas Day floods in the country forced the evacuation of nearly 46,000 people from their homes, according to civil defense officials.</p><p>The death toll from the severe flooding climbed to 13 on Tuesday morning, the Office of Civil Defense said in an updated report.</p><p>Seven deaths were reported in Northern Mindanao, 3 in Bicol Region, 2 in Eastern Visayas, and 1 from the Zamboanga Peninsula, said OCD information officer Diego Mariano.</p><p>The flooding hit the south on Sunday, as the disaster dampened celebrations on the mainly Catholic nation&#x27;s most important holiday.</p><p>The weather turned bad as the disaster-prone nation of 110 million people prepared for a long Christmas holiday.</p><p>The Philippines is ranked among the most vulnerable nations to the impacts of climate change.</p><p>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=2394254" 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>

The town of Llorente in Eastern Samar has been placed under a state of calamity after torrential rains triggered severe flooding on Christmas Eve.