Typhoon Quinta aftermath in Marinduque: 2 dead, 1 missing, untold nightmares

 

#QuintaPH makes landfall over Torrijos, Marinduque on October 26 at 1:20 a.m.

Typhoon Quinta maintaining its strength with maximum sustained winds of 130 km/h and gustiness of up to 180 km/h made its fourth landfall in Torrijos, Marinduque on 26 October at 1:20 a.m.

Passing over this island-province that was already under total power interruption just hours before the landfall, Typhoon QuintaPH (International name: Molave) left 2 dead and 1 missing.  One of the two casualties was a 75-year old male from Brgy. Bintakay in Mogpog who reportedly drowned and the other from Torrijos was killed by a fallen tree.

A 69-year old male from Matandang Gasan went  missing at the height of the typhoon.  A female victim from Mogpog was treated for lacerations caused by a broken glass window.  Two others from Buenavista were treated for similar lacerations.

The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO), reported that the number of persons affected reached 7,536 or 2,335 families in 121 barangays, while 1,071 families or 4,029 took shelter in 173 evacuation centers.

By morning, netizens from all over the island posted photos that show what they went through in the deep of the night as the typhoon ravaged its every nook and cranny and that showed the aftermath of the 17^th typhoon that hit the country this year.

Landslides, swollen rivers, destroyed houses and schools, damaged roads and bridges, downed cell towers, power lines and poles, fallen trees and unusual flooding in areas not previously reached by flood. (Currently, very slow internet connection has rendered it impossible to upload more photos. This post will be updated with said photos as soon as the signal normalizes).

Totally damaged houses so far reported were 259 and 2,781 partially damaged.

Damage to crops initially reported by the Provincial Agriculture’s Office is estimated at PHP 95-million.

As Marinduque reels from Quinta’s rage, a stronger typhoon named #RollyPH currently packing maximum sustained winds of 55 kph/h with gustiness of up to 70 kph/h poses as a new threat. It threatens to follow the same path taken by the typhoon that has now exited PAR after causing similar damages to the Mindoro provinces.