Two dead, one missing due to Habagat enhanced by TS Karding —NDRRMC

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reported on Monday three casualties from incidents caused by the Southwest Monsoon or Habagat enhanced by Tropical Storm Karding.

In their 8 a.m. report, the NDRMMC noted that Dioscoro Camacho of Marikina City and Gloria Borlongan Mendoza of Quezon City died of drowning in the past week.

Edgar Indelible Bugaay of Quezon City was also noted as a casualty though he is still missing. He has yet to be seen after he reportedly fell in a creek and was swept away by strong currents.

The enhanced Habagat affected a total of 248,080 families or 1,057,767 persons in 713 barangays in Regions I, III, CALABARZON, Cordillera Administrative Region, and Metro Manila.

Of these, 12,647 families or 54,682 individuals are being served in 110 evacuation centers while 1,077 families or 4,426 sought refuge elsewhere.

Assistance amounting to P44,491,298 from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), local government, and nongovernment organizations were provided to residents in Regions I, III, CAR, and NCR.

Classes were suspended in 196 municipalities in the abovementioned regions as of Monday.

In ports, suspended voyages left 193 passengers, five vessels, and 30 motor bancas stranded in Camarines Sur, Batangas, Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Romblon, and Northern Quezon.

About five out of 3,178 damaged houses in Regions I and III were totally damaged while 3,127 received partial damage.

Three road sections in CAR, meanwhile, were affected since Saturday.

Flood began to subside in 74 out of 124 flooded areas in Region I, CALABARZON, and NCR but the NDRRM Operations Center remain under red alert status. —Rie Takumi/KG, GMA News