Over 1M affected by Goring, Hanna, Ineng, Habagat —NDRRMC

The affected population due to Tropical Cyclones Goring, Hanna, and Ineng, as well as the Southwest Monsoon or Habagat, has breached 1 million, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Friday.

In its latest report, the NDRRMC said 1,084,632 people or 291,545 families were affected in Ilocos, Cagayan, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Western Visayas, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), and the National Capital Region (NCR).

Of the affected population, 3,219 persons or 921 families were staying in 71 evacuation centers while 740 people or 213 families were taking shelter in other places.

State of calamity was declared in Coron in Palawan; Leganes, Pototan, and Oton in Iloilo; Sibalom, San Remigio, and Hamtic in Antique; and Bago, Bacolod, and San Enrique in Negros Occidental.

Two individuals were reported dead in Western Visayas and CAR, while two were missing in Calabarzon and Western Visayas. Three people were also injured in Central Luzon and Calabarzon.

Damage to agriculture worth P996,451,516 and to infrastructure worth P905,696,229 were monitored due to the inclement weather. The National Irrigation Administration reported P2,160,000 worth of damage.

Power interruptions were still being experienced in three of the 52 affected areas in Western Visayas, the NDRRMC said. Water supply problems were still reported in one of the affected areas in the same region.

Twenty-two passengers in Western Visayas were stranded as 31 of the 98 affected seaports have yet to resume operations in Cagayan, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, and Western Visayas.

Assistance worth P77,417,647 has been provided to the victims so far, according to the NDRRMC.  —Joviland Rita/KBK, GMA Integrated News