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GENERAL SANTOS CITY: One was killed, another reported missing as
typhoon “Butchoy” hit the coastal towns of Sarangani.
The Interior department noted that some 127
families have already left the towns of Maitum and Kiamba, while
more than 100 hectares of high-valued crops had already been
destroyed as the storm’s signal started to rise on Sunday (May
11). “The flashfloods and strong winds smashed some P40-million
worth of high-valued crops and properties, excluding some
government-owned facilities and structures,” said the DILG
provincial director, Flor Limpin.
In Gian town, Felix Lim, 39, died after he saved
his two children from strapping waves, while a 12-year-old Kimberly
Taguro was reported missing.
Reports said Lim and the rest of the family was
ashore in Butal Beach when the unexpected strong waves struck his
children Amir Am, 9 and Kitam Free, 7, who were both playing by the
seashore. While the father succeeded in saving his children, he died
due to a fatal cardiac arrest.
Phivolcs Seismologist Bedoria Abdullah has
confirmed that there could be a possible growth of waves in
Sarangani Bay but denied the possibility of a tidal wave.
Affected municipalities of Maitum and Kiamba
include barangays New La Union, Wali, Pangi and Kiambing, Datu Dani,
Tablao, Luma, Poblacion and Badtasan.
Pagasa advised people living by the riverside
and seashores in the area to evacuate as the weather bureau warned
them of a possible stronger signal brought about by Southwest
monsoon winds.
-- Isagani P. Palma
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