SAN MIGUEL, Philippines—Typhoon Noru left a trail of destruction in northern Philippine Provinces on Monday with at least eight people dead, including a group of rescuers who were scrambling to save villagers trapped in floodwaters, officials said.
Five government rescuers drowned in San Miguel town in Bulacan Province after their boat overturned when it was hit by a collapsed wall, tossing them into rampaging floodwaters, police and officials said.
“They were living heroes who were helping save the lives of our countrymen in the calamity,” Bulacan Gov. Daniel Fernando told DZMM radio network. “This is really very sad.”
Officials and local rescue groups paid tribute to the rescuers on social media. “They showed bravery and heroism in facing danger despite the perils to their own lives to fulfill their duty of saving other people,” the Bulacan police force said on Facebook….