lucky horse 3 recent typhoons affect 1M families in 8 regions
YET TO RECEDE This photo taken on Nov. 19, 2024, shows many areas in Tuguegarao City, the provincial capital of Cagayan, still submerged in floodwaters caused by the swelling of Cagayan River and its tributaries, two days after Super Typhoon Pepito (international name: Man-yi) left the country. —CAGAYAN PROVINCIAL INFORMATION OFFICE FACEBOOK PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines – Families affected by tropical cyclones Nika (international name: Toraji), Ofel (Usagi) and Pepito (Man-yi) have now reached a total of 1,067,656 families in eight regions nationwide, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said in its situational update Friday.
In the same report, the agency said that the number of families are equivalent to 3,966,867 persons in 7,199 villages in the Ilocos, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol, Eastern Visayas and Cordillera Administrative regions.
Article continues after this advertisementAs of this posting, 67,971 families or 244,492 persons are still being helped in 1,913 evacuation centers while 32,764 families or 116,898 individuals are being aided outside.
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Article continues after this advertisementThere were also 12 reported fatalities but only five are confirmed as of this time.
Article continues after this advertisementThe number of injured was placed at 14 but only 11 were validated.
Article continues after this advertisementReports of three alleged missing persons are undergoing validation.
Houses damaged numbered 52,987 and these were reported in Ilocos, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Bicol and Cordillera regions.
Article continues after this advertisementOf the total, 9,197 were totally damaged.
Agriculture damage was placed at P52,391,642.75 and infrastructure at PHP2,712,898,584.96.
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