Benguet province now under state of calamity

The provincial government of Benguet on Monday declared a state of calamity following days of incessant rains due to Typhoon Ineng.

JUST IN: Province of Benguet declares state of calamity. | via @cedric_castillo pic.twitter.com/uUlGz1LZX1

— GMA News (@gmanews) August 24, 2015

 

According to the latest report from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), all 12 who died in the province were caused by landslides.

 

Four people were also injured and 12 were missing. The missing individuals are small-scale miners who were inside temporary camp houses in Barangay Taneg, Mankayan town.

 

Benguet Governor Nestor Fongwan said that mining activities have been suspended during the typhoon.

 

Benguet Gov: Mining suspended during typhoon. 13 missing miners were inside temporary camp houses. | @cedric_castillo pic.twitter.com/YHM2Bbpr2p

— GMA News (@gmanews) August 24, 2015

 

A report on "News TV Live"  said that many barangays in the province also remained isolated because of clogged roads. Power supplies in four towns in the northern part of Benguet are also out.

 

Prior to the declaration, classes in all levels have been suspended in Benguet.

 

Ineng exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility Monday midnight, but it continues to enhance the southwest monsoon bringing heavy rains many parts of Luzon such as Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)--Benguet included, Mimaropa, Cavite, Batangas, Zambales, and Bataan. —Trisha Macas/ALG, GMA News