Typhoon Inday death toll in Mindanao hits 18; 14 persons missing

newsinfo / Regions Regions Typhoon Inday death toll in Mindanao hits 18; 14 persons missing By: Joselle R. Badilla, Richel V. Umel - @inquirerdotnet Inquirer Mindanao / 03:45 AM July 12, 2026 Share: Commuters and motorist brave the rampaging floodwaters at the national highway in Guindulungan, Maguindanao del Sur on Thursday, July 10 following heavy downpour due to Typhoon Inday that also submerged at least 30 villages in Guindulungan and Talayan towns.

(Photo courtesy of MDRRMO Guindulungan) DAVAO CITY—The death toll in Mindanao due to the fury of Typhoon Inday (international name: Bavi) has risen to 18 on Saturday with 14 persons still missing. Nine fatalities were reported in Malapatan, Sarangani, seven in Calanogas, Lanao del Sur, and two in Bukidnon. Nine remain missing in Davao Occidental, one in Malapatan, Sarangani, and four in Calanogas, Lanao del Sur.

Article continues after this advertisement Heavy rains dumped by Inday and the southwest monsoon or “habagat” triggered landslides that blocked roads and buried houses as well as flash floods that inundated low-lying communities across Mindanao on Friday.FEATURED STORIES NEWSINFO SC junks poll donation complaint vs Escudero NEWSINFO OVP bringing own caterer, fridge to trial holding area NEWSINFO Pagasa: Typhoon Inday exits PAR on Saturday morning The rains continued on Saturday, slowing the search and rescue operations for landslide victims as well as the clearing of roads. In Malapatan, Sarangani, a military chopper carried the remains of nine victims who were buried by rocks and mud in Sitio Blesong Fundao in Barangay Poblacion early on Friday.

Malapatan Mayor Salway Sumbo Jr. earlier requested the airlift operation as responders and volunteers had difficulty carrying the corpses to the town center as roads were blocked by debris. In Calanogas, Lanao del Sur, the local government on Saturday accounted for seven fatalities from a pre-dawn landslide on Friday.

Article continues after this advertisement According to Col. Caezar Cabuhat, Lanao del Sur police director, six of the victims were recovered by relatives and rescuers in Barangay Ngingir while one was found in a river in Barangay Pialot in Malabang town, some 14 kilometers from the landslide site. Rescuers continue to search for four people who remain missing after the incident.

Article continues after this advertisement On Saturday, the Calanogas local government had placed the entire town under a state of calamity, citing the massive destruction of roads and communities due to landslides triggered by days of heavy rains. Aside from Ngingir, the villages of Inoma, Piksan and Mimbalawag were hardest hit by the landslides. According to Mayor Abdul Hakim Benito, the Calanogas portion of the Malabang-Marawi City highway remained impassable on Saturday afternoon due to mud, rocks and other debris blocking the road.

In Jose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental, Mayor Jason John Joyce said that authorities were searching for nine people who were swept by floods in Barangay Tanuman on Friday night amid heavy rains. The floods also dumped debris into the village’s road, rendering it impassable as of Saturday afternoon. Your subscription could not be saved.

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