Typhoon Glenda kills 1, injures 7 in Zambales

One person was killed and seven others were injured when Typhoon Glenda swept through Zambales, a report on GMA's "24 Oras" report on Wednesday.



Mario Paulo, a 52-year-old from San Antonio, was flattened by a tree on Tuesday night, though his body was only discovered on Wednesday morning.

Zambales' Provincial Disaster and Risk Reduction Management Office listed the injured as the following:

Nora Taberna, 41;
Luckilyn Banega, 21;
Ever Amores, 26;
Nomer Cabe, 26;
Leny Miranda, 31;
Arnold Toledo, 32; and
Eduardo Castañeto, 72.

Olongapo City

Meanwhile, falling trees caused most of the 16 injuries reported in Olongapo City, which administers itself autonomously from Zambales. The local government's list of the injured includes:

Mistel Himalin, 40;
Mary Jane Solsona, 40;
Marlene Castamera, 49;
Joseph De Leon, 7;
Joanna Lee, 7;
Ariel Tanedo, 45;
Eliza Arania, 45;
Federico Filipinas, 63;
Dalvic Briones, 33;
Prudencio Atlubid, Jr., 72; and
Bongbong Viray, 38.

Infrastructure also sustained damage during the storm, with Brgy. Old Cabanlan's water line bursting due to fallen concrete.

Police also suspected that negligence led to a house near Brgy. Sta. Rita Elementary School burning down.

Though Typhoon Glenda is expected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility by Thursday, a new storm may enter the country by the weekend.
 
According to GMA's resident meteorologist Nathaniel Cruz, the Japan Meteorological Agency considers the new weather system a tropical depression, though it is still in the Pacific Ocean. — BM, GMA News