NDRRMC spokeswoman Mina Marasigan said in a text message that the casualties were reported hours before Urduja touched land in Eastern Samar. Also among the fatalities, Marasigan said, were a fishermen and another local resident. The local resident died in a landslide in Biliran while the details about the fisherman’s death has yet to be verified. Two persons were reported injured due to a landslide in Biliran, while two others were hurt because of a landslide in Tacloban, according to the NDRRMC spokeswoman. /jpvRELATED STORYLOOK: ‘Urduja’ pummels Tacloban CityADVERTISEMENTProvincial council declares Northern Samar in state of calamity

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 16, 2017 07:52 UTC