At least 46 people, including 40 in the province of Rizal, were confirmed dead due to floods caused by tropical storm “Ondoy,” officials said on Saturday.

Rizal Gov. Casimiro Ynares III said the fatalities were from the towns of Tanay, Rodriguez (formerly Montalban) and Angono.

In an interview over radio dzRH late Saturday, Ynares said many more were missing in other towns but he could not yet give details.

A report by radio dzBB identified one of the fatalities in Rodriguez town as Victor Salvan, 44, who was said to have died as he tried to help his daughter wade in floodwaters.

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The report said Salvan, a resident of Dela Costa 5 Subdivision, was suspected by rescuers to have suffered heart attack and drowned.

Six other fatalities were reported by the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC).

The NDCC’s main office in Quezon City said three of those confirmed dead were reported in Manila’s southern suburb of Muntinlupa and two others in Quezon City.

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