MANY STILL MISSING IN WAKE OF TYPHOON FRANK

MANILA (23 June 2008) – More than 1,000 remain missing in the Philippines following the battery of typhoon “Frank” this past weekend. Approximately 800 of the missing were passengers aboard the Princess of the Stars ferry, which capsized amid the storm just off Sibuyan Island, north of the province of Romblon. Sulpicio Lines, the operator of the ferry, listed 864 total passengers, but as of press time, only 57 survivors had been rescued with 20 fatalities confirmed.
(List of passengers available on www.sulpiciolines.com)

Aside from the ferry casualties, the government’s National Disaster Coordinating Council reported that there were more than 140 fatalities in land and flood mishaps across the areas slammed by the typhoon. The NDCC also reported over 100 injuries and another 200 missing.

Frank entered the Philippines last June 20 with winds of up to 87 mph (140 kph) and caused flooding and power outages throughout key localities in its path, including Metro Manila. The vast typhoon covered large areas in the Visayas region and affected parts of Mindanao as well.

Sagip Kapamilya, the ABS CBN Foundation’s emergency relief operation program, immediately extended assistance to families affected by typhoon Frank in the areas of Iloilo, Bacolod, General Santos, Roxas, Cotabato and Zamboanga. This is in partnership with ABS-CBN Regional Network Group, the Philippine National Red Cross, the Jollibee Foundation, the Lopez Group Foundation and Lopez Families.

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