IMPASSABLE. The Manila North Road in Barangay Calog Sur, Abulug, Cagayan is submerged in flood waters due to the torrential rains brought by Typhoon Egay on Thursday (July 27, 2023). At least 13 people have been reported dead while nearly 141,000 families have been affected by the combined effects of the typhoon and the southwest monsoon, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. (Photo courtesy of DPWH-2)
MANILA – At least 13 people have been reported dead due to the combined effects of Typhoon Egay and the southwest monsoon or habagat, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Friday.
In its latest bulletin, the NDRRMC said six deaths have been validated – five in the Cordillera region and one in Western Visayas.
Still undergoing verification are seven deaths – four in Cordillera and one each in the Ilocos region, Calabarzon and Western Visayas.
In the same update, the NDRRMC said it is still validating reports of 12 injured – eight in the Davao region, two in Western Visayas, and one each in Calabarzon and Ilocos.
Also undergoing confirmation are reports of 20 missing persons – 11 in Cagayan Valley and nine in Cordillera.
The NDRRMC reported that 140,923 families, equivalent to 502,782 persons residing in 1,612 barangays in Ilocos, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol, Western Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Davao region, Soccsksargen, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), and Cordillera have been affected by these weather disturbances.
Currently, 8,890 families or 29,223 persons are taking shelter in 479 evacuation centers while another 3,851 families, equivalent to 13,608 individuals staying outside evacuation centers are also being aided.
The Office of Civil Defense earlier said the affected families are a combination of those displaced and those who do not need evacuation but whose livelihoods have been affected.
A total of 2,002 houses were reported damaged in Ilocos, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Bicol, Western Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Davao region, Soccsksargen, BARMM and Cordillera.
Damage to agriculture was placed at PHP58.3 million in Western Visayas and the Cordillera regions, while damage to infrastructure was estimated at PHP656.3 million in Ilocos, Mimaropa, Bicol, Western Visayas, Davao region, Soccsksargen and BARMM. (PNA)
