Courtesy: Dick Gordon
THE municipal government of Maco, Davao de Oro reported the retrieval of 92 bodies, including body parts, on Friday.
In an update as of 7 p.m. on Thursday, the Maco government said 36 people were still missing.
At least 32 injured people have been rescued from the landslide.
From search, rescue, and retrieval, the local government said that the operations of the responders have transitioned to search and retrieval.
The landslide on February 6 hit around four barangays, burying some houses, a barangay hall, and the terminal of a bus company.
Since January 28, some areas in Mindanao have experienced flooding and landslides due to the rains brought by the effects of the Northeast Monsoon or Amihan and the trough of a now dissipated low pressure area.
A total of 1,521,478 people or 455,265 families were affected by the bad weather, according to the Thursday report of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).
The affected regions were Northern Mindanao, Davao, Soccsksargen, Caraga, and Bangsamoro.
Damage to infrastructure worth P827,075,125 and to agriculture worth P502,482,986 was reported. A total of 1,603 houses were also damaged— 937 partially and 666 totally.
State of calamity has been declared in the following areas:
Maco, Davao de Oro
Agusan del Sur (province-wide)
Lingig, Surigao del Sur
Butuan City
Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte
Assistance worth P218,713,346 has been provided to the victims, according to the NDRRMC.
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