Soldier drowns, 20 others missing in ComVal

From ABS-CBN (Dec 4): Soldier drowns, 20 others missing in ComVal

A soldier drowned while 20 soldiers have gone missing in a flashflood in New Bataan, Compostela Valley on Tuesday, initial reports said. The fatality, identified only as a certain Sgt. Olivarez, died when flashflood struck a military temporary command post under the Charlie Company in New Bataan around 3 p.m. Olivarez and his yet-to-be-identified company commander were washed away by the flood, according to Benito Ramos, executive director of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). Olivarez's lifeless body was later recovered. The company commander was found alive but unconscious. At least 20 soldiers were swept away by the flashflood, report said. Navy Captain Severino Vicente David, deputy commander of the Eastern Mindanao Command, confirmed that one soldier died in the Compostela Valley flashflood.  "Isa pa lang po ang confirmed dead, hindi pa po nakakarating doon ang mga tao namin. Naglalakad lang po kasi sila dahil sa masamang panahon," he said.

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