68-yr.-old man in Kalinga injured after he was trapped in a landslide

Pasil, Kalinga – An elderly in Kalinga was injured after he was trapped in a landslide triggered by typhoon Kristine on Thursday, October 24, 2024.

Said Typhoon brought incessant rains and strong winds in Kalinga since October 22, raising the province to Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 3 from October 23 to 24.

At the height of the typhoon, Kalinga recorded one injury.

PNP Kalinga Spokesperson, PCapt. Ruff Manganip told GURU Press that the case involved a 68-year-old man in Malucsad, Pasil. The senior citizen, around 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, went to their comfort room when the typhoon triggered a landslide in their area, burying half of the man’s body.

Responding authorities got the man out and applied first aid to his fractured right leg before taking him to a facility for medical intervention.

Severe Tropical Storm Kristine already left the Philippine Area of Responsibility but more than a hundred families remain at evacuation centers in Kalinga as of 8:00 a.m. on October 25. Manganip said that these families were evacuated preemptively from their homes.