More deaths as storms exit the Philippines
Pastor Dale Morgan
More deaths as storms exit the Philippines*
by Staff Writers
Manila (AFP) Nov 29, 2007
Storms Hagibis and Mitag have blown out of the the Philippines, the
weather bureau said Thursday, as the death toll climbed to 29 and
rescuers continued to battle rough seas in search of the missing.
The coast guard said 12 Chinese fishermen went missing after two boats
capsized Wednesday in rough seas near Pag Asa island off the country's
western coast.
Two Filipino airforce pilots are also missing after their plane went
down in the South China Sea while searching for a 27-person crew
Filipino fishing boat, it said.
"Search and rescue operations are ongoing," a coast guard official told
AFP. "The Chinese fishing boats apparently sank because of the bad weather."
Mitag had dissipated over the Philippine Sea while Hagibis had further
weakened while moving northeast of Catanduanes island in the eastern
Bicol region, the office of civil defense said.
A total of 29 people have been killed by floods, landslides and other
storm related incidents so far, while five remained injured, the office
said.