Reported death toll due to Crising, Dante, Emong, Habagat now 40 — NDRRMC

The reported fatalities due to the impact of Tropical Cyclones Crising, Dante, Emong, and the Southwest Monsoon or Habagat have increased to 40, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Wednesday.

In its 6 a.m. report, the NDRRMC said most of the fatalities were reported in Metro Manila with nine, followed by Calabarzon with eight and Western Visayas with six.

Three deaths were reported each in Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Negros Island Region, and Northern Mindanao. Two fatalities were reported in Central Luzon. One death was also reported each in Mimaropa, Davao Region, and Caraga. 

According to the NDRRMC, only three fatalities have been confirmed so far. The validated deaths were due to drowning and falling debris incidents.

The NDRRMC also said 33 people were reported injured and eight were reported missing.

A total of 8,641,010 people and 2,379,904 families have been affected by the bad weather in all regions except Eastern Visayas. The region with the most number of affected individuals was Central Luzon with 2,851,050.

Floods, landslides, collapsed structures, and tornadoes were reported in the affected areas.

Of the total affected population, 86,428 people or 23,142 families were staying in evacuation centers, while 108,160 people or 27,861  families were taking shelter in other places.

Damage

The extent of damage was reported at P15,464,320,692 for infrastructure, P2,984,143,362 for agriculture, P1,216,247,570 for irrigation systems.

A total of 73,059  houses were damaged—64,593 partially and 8,466  totally.

Interruptions of power supply, water service, and communication lines were reported in the affected areas.

Some airports and seaports also became non-operational leaving many passengers stranded, according to the NDRRMC.

Classes in 1,047 areas and work schedules in 934 areas were suspended due to the threat of the bad weather.

A state of calamity was declared in 255 cities and municipalities. These include the entire provinces of La Union, Bataan, Pampanga, Cavite, Rizal, Laguna, Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Antique, and Negros Occidental, as well as other cities and municipalities in other provinces:

• La Union province
• Aguilar, Alaminos, Anda, Bani, Basista, Bayambang, Binamaley, Bolinao, Burgos, Calasiao, Infanta, Labrador, Lingayen, Malasiqui, Mangaldan, Mangatarem, San Carlos, Santa Barbara, Umingan, and Urbiztondo in Pangasinan
• Dagupan City, Dagupan
• La Trinidad and Tuba in Benguet
• Bataan province
• Pampanga province
• Calumpit, Balagtas (Bigaa), Paombong, Meycauayan, Hagonoy, Obando, Marilao, Bulakan, and Bocaue in Bulacan
• Paniqui, Camiling, and Moncada in Tarlac
• Masinloc, Zambales
• Quezon City
• Marikina
• Navotas
• Manila
• Valenzuela
• Caloocan
• Las Piñas
• Paranaque
• Muntilupa
• Malabon
• Taguig
• Cavite province
• Agoncillo, Nasugbu, San Luis, Tanauan, Tingloy, and Laurel in Batangas
• Rizal province
• Laguna province
• Oriental Mindoro province
• Occidental Mindoro province
• Roxas, Palawan
• Concepcion, Romblon
• Antique province
• Pototan, Iloilo
• Negros Occidental province
• Cebu City
• Barangays Camalian, Carahayan, Malalan, Meybio, and Tanuman in Jose Abad Santos (Trinidad), Davao Occidental

Assistance worth P1,076,354,676 has been provided to the victims so far, according to the NDRRMC. — Joviland Rita/RSJ, GMA Integrated News