The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Monday said the combined effects of the southwest monsoon (Habagat) and tropical cyclones ‘Butchoy’ and ‘Carina’ claimed 48 lives in total.
In its latest 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 additional 34 fatalities are still undergoing verification. These are 22 in the National Capital Region, 10 in Calabarzon, and one each in Ilocos Region and BARMM.
Meanwhile, the number of affected families across the country reached 1,662,222, which is equivalent to 6,220,366 individuals residing in 5,099 barangays.
As of this posting, 8,324 families equivalent to 36,467 persons are being served in 152 evacuation centers while 241,325 families or 1,040,781 individuals are being aided outside emergency shelters, according to NDRRMC.
A total of 8,574 houses were reported damaged in 15 regions while infrastructure and agricultural damage were estimated at P4 billion and P2 billion, respectively.
NDRRMC reports 48 deaths attributed to recent weather disturbances
