The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Thursday said the effects of the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) and tropical cyclones Butchoy and Carina have claimed 40 lives.
In its situation update, the disaster response agency said the figure includes 14 validated deaths: five in Calabarzon, four in Zamboanga Peninsula, two in Central Luzon, and one each in Northern Mindanao, Davao Region, and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
Reports of another 26 fatalities are still undergoing verification. These are 15 in the National Capital Region, nine in Calabarzon, and one each in Ilocos Region and BARMM.
Meanwhile, the number of affected families across the country has reached 1,480,323, which is equivalent to 5,456,390 individuals residing in 4,594 barangays.
As of this time, 10,234 families equivalent to 46,940 persons are being served in 279 evacuation centers while 115,775 families or 547,886 individuals are being aided outside.
A total of 2,504 houses were reported damaged in 15 regions as of this posting. Infrastructure and agricultural damage were estimated at P4.99 billion and P1.06 billion, respectively.
