6th victim, 5 rescuers die in Bulacan floods

The body of the sixth drowning victim in Bulacan during Super Typhoon Karding was found on Tuesday.

Daniel Sarmiento, 62, from Barangay Cambio in San Miguel town, died due to flash floods caused by unabated quarry and mining operations in Sierra Madre Mountain Range.

Five members of Bulacan’s Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) were found dead on Monday after being swept away by floodwaters while preparing for search and rescue operations in Sitio Galas, Barangay Camias, San Miguel town.

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