The landslide all but buried a village that served as access for the town of Jipapad to the rest of the province. Creonto Mato, the town’s disaster risk reduction and management officer, said the flooding was the worst to hit the town since 2006. Roxas is the town’s entry point in going to the nearby town of Arteche, which was also hit by massive flooding. Mato said a landslide had also occurred in the village of Catumsan in Arteche, which was adjacent to Roxas. ADVERTISEMENTOther needsHe said aside from food, the town also urgently needed medicines as the flooding was likely to bring diseases.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 23, 2018 21:00 UTC