NDRRMC: 5 reported dead in Typhoon Santi wake

At least five people were reported killed in the wake of bad weather conditions from Typhoon Santi (Nari), the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said Saturday.

NDRRMC spokesman Maj. Reynaldo Balido Jr cited initial information indicating the fatalities were from Pampanga and Nueva Ecija.

"Initially meron tayong napaulat na tatlong nasawi, dalawa sa Pampanga at isa sa Nueva Ecija ... At may two more from Nueva Ecija," he said at a briefing, parts of which were aired on dzBB radio.

He said the first fatality from Candaba in Pampanga died from electrocution while the second was a police personnel who was buried in a mudslide in Magalang town.

A third fatality was from Jaen in Nueva Ecija, who was crushed by a fallen tree.

Balido cited a separate report indicating a 70-year-old and a seven-year-old died in Bongabon, Nueva Ecija after being crushed by a fallen tree.

Meanwhile, Balido said a preemptive evacuation was conducted in Cagayan Valley and Central Luzon.

He said these included families in 57 villages in Isabela, Quirino and Nueva Vizcaya; and in Aurora. — LBG, GMA News