Authorities have shifted their operation for search and retrieval of the physique of the final lacking sufferer of the final Monday’s flash flood in Brgy. Cantumog, Carmen, Cebu. | Mayor Carlo Villamor FB
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Authorities have retrieved the our bodies of six of the seven people, who went lacking after they had been swept away by raging waters of a river final Monday, July 8.
They had been amongst 17 individuals aboard a purple pickup truck crossing the spillway in a river in Barangay Cantumog, Carmen city in northern Cebu when their automobile was swept away by a flashflood with the onrushing water of the river coming from the mountains, which skilled heavy rains earlier within the afternoon that day.
After sooner or later of search and rescue operations, six of the victims had been discovered whereas one remains to be lacking.
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The tragedy occurred occurred at previous 5:00 p.m. on Monday, July 8, because the victims had been on their manner house from having a celebration at a mountain resort in Sitio Mangingit, Brgy. Decrease Natimao-an.
A couple of hours after the seven victims had been swept away, they recovered the physique of 11-year-old baby, Arshane Bejoc, in a river in Brgy. Luyang, just a few kilometers downstream.
On Tuesday, July 9, catastrophe operatives retrieved the physique of Rhesamie Ypil Costan, 26, floating in the identical river.
She was six months pregnant.
Authorities then reportedly discovered Nathaniel Lozano, 12; and Clarisse Ypil, 13, within the waters off Panalipan, Catmon.
Additionally they retrieved the physique of Aishie Hermoso, 12, in Consuelo, Camotes.
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In the meantime, some fishermen discovered the physique of Elmer Costan, 25, floating within the waters of Macaas, Catmon at round 2:00 p.m. on the identical day.
He was sporting a black shirt and was positively recognized by his family members.
Elmer and Rhesamie are newlyweds, who tied the knot final Saturday, July 6.
Out of the seven people who had been swept away by the flash flood waters, just one remained lacking as of Wednesday, July 10.
Carmen Mayor Carlo Villamor mentioned in his put up on Wednesday that authorities had been nonetheless on the seek for Mike Stanly Tungal, 15.
Moreover, the search and rescue operation for Tungal had been shifted to go looking and retrieval operation.
The victims had been onboard a purple pickup truck with 10 different people on the day of the incident.
Sadly, their automobile was struck by an enormous quantity of flood waters as they had been attempting to cross a spillway in Barangay Cantumog.
A complete of 10 people had been capable of get off on a big rock and had been promptly rescued.
The rescued individuals from the Carmen flash floods had been: Ranilo Hermoso, 44, the motive force of the automobile; Debie Hermoso, 40; Jojielyn Tungal, 39; Jasmine Gica, 37; 4 six-year-old women; an 11-year-old lady; and a 16-year-old lady.
They had been subjected to psychosocial intervention and had been despatched house on Tuesday.
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