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PNP: 12 reported dead, 9 missing due to Crising, Habagat


 

Twelve people were reported dead due to the impact of Tropical Cyclone Crising and the Southwest Monsoon or Habagat, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Wednesday.

Citing information from PNP public information office chief Police Brigadier General Randulf Tuaño, Super Radyo dzBB’s Mark Makalalad reported on Dobol B TV that most of the reported deaths were recorded in Calabarzon with five.

This was followed by Negros Island Region with three.

One fatality was reported each in Metro Manila, Mimaropa, Northern Mindanao, and Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARRM).

The victims died due to drowning and falling trees. 

Meanwhile, Makalalad said that based on the same information, nine people were reported missing and seven others were reported injured.

The information from the PNP is up for validation by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).

On July 16, a low pressure area (LPA) inside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) developed into Tropical Depression Crising. On July 19, Crising intensified as a severe tropical storm and exited the PAR. — Joviland Rita/RSJ, GMA Integrated News