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INQToday: PNP validates 20 deaths due to Kristine-induced floods in Bicol
Twenty people have reportedly died in the Bicol Region due to Severe Tropical Storm Kristine, according to police validation.
The Police Regional Office (PRO) 5 is still validating these reported deaths, with initial data indicating nine injured and four missing.
Kristine caused landslides in Caramoran and Guinobatan, and floods in Albay and Libon, contributing to fatalities.
A 71-year-old man from Catanduanes died after falling from his roof, a 22-year-old man in Masbate was fatally injured by a falling tree branch, and a 55-year-old jeepney driver in Legazpi City was electrocuted.
The storm has brought floods to 626 areas in Bicol, affecting over two million individuals nationwide.
Bicol police have deployed 942 personnel to assist affected communities, catering to 226,531 individuals.
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Severe Tropical Storm Kristine has exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility, with Metro Manila placed under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1.
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Two fatalities have been reported in the Bicol region due to Severe Tropical Storm Kristine, with police validating deaths in Masbate and Catanduanes.
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Severe Tropical Storm Kristine has caused the deaths of 26 people in the Bicol region, with nine injured and three reported missing, according to the Police Regional Office (PRO) 5.
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The death toll from Severe Tropical Storm Kristine has reached 81, according to the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), though the figures are still subject to validation.
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The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reports 90 deaths due to Severe Tropical Storm Kristine, which are still subject to validation to confirm their relation to the storm.
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