'Ondoy' leaves 95 dead, 247,555 affected by floods

[aromulus]

pTropical storm ldquo;Ondoyrdquo; (international codename: Ketsana) left the country yesterday, leaving behind a trail of 95 people dead, 29 missing, and some 247,555 affected families./p

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Considering the scale of the disaster, How on hearth can they state such figures with that kind of accuracy so early...???

[LadyJ]

Considering the scale of the disaster, How on hearth can they state such figures with that kind of accuracy so early...???

On Sky news website says 'dozens dead' and I don't believe on that.

[JimOttley]

Considering the scale of the disaster, How on hearth can they state such figures with that kind of accuracy so early...???

They can't, in my view it's all guesstimates just now, the early reports seemed to be missing areas that were definitely in trouble.


Jim

[GaryFifer]

They can't, in my view it's all guesstimates just now, the early reports seemed to be missing areas that were definitely in trouble.


Jim

Guessing to the figures they do have.Having those NSO statistics does help know where people live,but doesn't take into account travel,babies&street kids

[Troubadour]

Sadly, I think they mean, Cumulative reported death toll SO FAR!