At least 332 people were killed, while many others (281) remain missing after floods and landslides brought by Tropical Storm Sendong (international codename: Washi) battered Southern Philippines Friday night (December 16, 2011).

Many of those killed were women and children who drowned when the river swelled in Cagayan de Oro City. Other victims came from nearby Iligan City, and the rest from other Southern provinces including Zamboanga del Norte and Compostela Valley.

In Cagayan de Oro City, more than 200 people were confirmed dead; while in Iligan City 40 unidentified bodies were recovered.

There were 23 barangays flooded in Cagayan de Oro, the center of the storm, after 180 millimeters of rain fell on the city.

The Visayas region was not spared, with 24 reported killed in Negros Oriental and Dumaguete City.

Send your donations to:

Citizens’ Disaster Response Center (CDRC)

72-A Times St., West Triangle Homes, Quezon City, 1104 Philippines

Phone: +63 2 929 98 20

Fax: +63 2 929 98 22

Email: info@cdrc-phil.com

Peso Account:

Account Name: Citizens’ Disaster Response Center

Bank: Metrobank, Examiner Branch, Quezon City, Philippines

Account No. 636-3-63600741-3

Dollar Account:

Account Name: Citizens’ Disaster Response Center

Bank: Metrobank, Examiner Branch, Quezon City, Philippines

Account No. 636-2-63600158-3

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