At least one resident of Surigao del Norte in Mindanao was reported missing while some 225 families in the province were evacuated due to floods in the area.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Saturday identified the missing as Amado Basadre of Honrado village in San Francisco town.
"Basadre (described as 30 to 40 years old) was reported missing while attempting to cross a river but was swept away by the strong current of water," NDRRMC said in its 6 a.m. update.
It also said at least 225 families or 1,089 people were evacuated from Mainit town and Surigao City due to floods.
Floods affected at least 65 villages in nine towns of Surigao del Norte and one town in Dinagat Islands, the NDRRMC added.
Death toll stands at 75
Meanwhile, the NDRRMC said the floods and landslides across the eastern part of the country in recent weeks had affected 394,065 families or 1,972,433 people in 2,188 villages in 189 towns and 18 cities.
Some 1,496 families or 6,790 people are still housed in 50 evacuation centers.
The death toll remained at 75, while 13 were injured and 22 still missing.
At least 753 houses were destroyed while 4,600 were damaged.
Damage to property was estimated at P2.052 billion, including P659.553 million to agriculture and P1.372 billion to infrastructure.
The NDRRMC said a state of calamity was declared on Cebu and Mandaue Cities in Cebu province Central Visayas region Friday.
A similar state of calamity was declared Thursday in the region’s Bohol province. (report from LBG, GMANews.TV)
