Reported death due to Crising, Dante, Emong, Habagat now 37

The number of reported fatalities due to the impact of Tropical Cyclones Crising, Dante, Emong, and the Southwest Monsoon or Habagat has increased to 37, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said on Thursday.

In its 6 a.m. report, the NDRRMC said nine of the reported deaths were in Metro Manila; eight in Calabarzon; six in Western Visayas; three each in Cordillera Administrative Region, Negros Island Region, and Northern Mindanao; two in Central Luzon; and one each in Mimaropa, Davao Region, and Caraga.

Only two of the reported deaths have been confirmed, according to the NDRRMC.

In Barangay Poblacion in Mambajao, Camiguin, the victim was hit by a falling tree. In Barangay Matin-ao in Mainit, Surigao del Norte, the victim was riding his motorcycle from a friend’s house when a tree collapsed and hit him.

The NDRRMC said 22 people were reported injured while eight others were reported missing.

A total of 7,685,943 people or 2,121,645 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 2,820,250.

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

Of the total affected population, 105,466 people or 30,072 families were staying in evacuation centers, while 88,734 people or 23,588 families were taking shelter in other places.

The extent of damage was reported at P10,080,789,951 for infrastructure, P1,961,211,507 for agriculture, P281,660,000 for irrigation systems.

A total of 46,655 houses were damaged—41,217 partially and 5,438 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 1,046 areas and work schedules in 911 areas were suspended due to the threat of the bad weather.

A state of calamity was declared in 241 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:

• Umingan, Mangaldan, Lingayen, Malasiqui, Calasiao, San Carlos, Binamaley, Aguilar, Basista, Mangatarem, Alaminos, and Urbiztondo in Pangasinan
• La Union province
• Dagupan City, Dagupan
• Bataan province
• Pampanga province
• Calumpit, Balagtas (Bigaa), Paombong, Meycauayan, Marilao, Barangays Matungao and Tibig in Bulakan, Hagonoy, Obando, Marilao, Guiginto, and Bocaue in Bulacan
• Paniqui, Camiling, and Moncada in Tarlac
• Masinloc, Zambales
• Quezon City
• Marikina
• Navotas
• Manila
• Valenzuela
• Caloocan
• Las Piñas
• Paranaque
• Muntilupa
• 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

Assistance worth P763,694,580 has been provided to the victims so far, the NDRRMC said. —AOL, GMA Integrated News