Inquirer·Philippines·

Elderly Aeta dies in Porac landslide as floods grip Pampanga

Translate

Tonette T. Orejas

Mud and debris cover an area in Barangay Pidpid, Porac, Pampanga, after a landslide on Friday (Aug. 28) killed a 70-year-old Aeta man amid heavy rains brought by the enhanced southwest monsoon. (Photos courtesy of Tala Blessing Church) — A landslide struck Barangay Pidpid in Porac, Pampanga on Friday that resulted in the death of a 70-year-old Aeta. (Photo courtesy of Tala Blessing Church)

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — A 70-year-old Aeta died in a landslide in Porac, Pampanga, as heavy rains from the enhanced southwest monsoon triggered widespread flooding and forced residents in high-risk areas to evacuate.

The man was died when a landslide struck Barangay Pidpid on Friday (Aug. 28), according to Pampanga Vice Gov. Dennis Pineda.

The area is about 20 kilometers south of Mount Pinatubo.

Article continues after this advertisement

Pineda said 30 Aeta families from the area had been evacuated to the Pio evacuation center near the Porac town proper as a precaution.

FEATURED STORIES

NEWSINFO

The evacuation came as rivers and waterways across Pampanga continued to swell following days of heavy rain.

The provincial government on Friday ordered preemptive and forced evacuations in high-risk and vulnerable areas after the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) issued a red rainfall warning for the province.

Pampanga has been under a state of calamity since Aug. 12 because of widespread flooding and the effects of the enhanced southwest monsoon and successive weather disturbances. /gsg

View the original on Inquirer →

KioskNews shows a cleaned-up reading view extracted from the publisher’s page — the original always lives on their site, not ours.