Eight people died from the combined effects of Typhoon “Carina,” Tropical Depression “Butchoy,” and the southwest monsoon or “habagat,” the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said yesterday.
In its latest situation report, the council said the figure included seven confirmed fatalities—four in Zamboanga Peninsula and one each in Northern Mindanao, Davao Region, and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
The agency said it is validating reports of another death in BARMM as well as two injured residents and one missing in Region 10.
The three weather disturbances caused P8,745,923.23 in agricultural damage as of Tuesday, while damage to infrastructure stood at P700,000.
Some 179,744 families or 866,483 persons residing in 642 barangays in Mimaropa, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Davao Region, Caraga and the BARMM were affected by the bad weather.
Around 7,738 families or 33,645 individuals are being sheltered inside 56 evacuation centers while another 114,481 families or 572,412 persons are being aided outside.
Some 236 houses were reported damaged in eight regions.
At least seven roads and one bridge remained impassable due to damage, while an airport and three seaports are not operational, the NDRRMC said.
At least 294 passengers were stranded in various ports in Southern Tagalog and Bicol due to Carina, the Philippine Coast Guard said.
In Occidental Mindoro, the PCG conducted a pre-emptive evacuation of 326 residents in Sitio Pandan, Barangay Claudio Salgado, Sablayan, following flooding in the area.
As of 5 p.m. Tuesday, Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2 remained hoisted in Batanes, the state weather bureau said.
Signal No. 1 is up over Cagayan, parts of Isabela, parts of Apayao and parts of Ilocos Norte.
Typhoon Carina is expected to exit the Philippine area of responsibility by Thursday.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Disaster Response Command Center on Tuesday declared a “red alert” status as the “habagat” enhanced by Typhoon Carina continued to drench large parts of Luzon and Visayas islands.
DSWD spokesperson Irene Dumlao said a red alert means that “all human and material resources are made available for duty and deployment.”
The agency has provided an initial P190,124 worth of humanitarian assistance to the affected localities in Central Luzon, Bicol, and Western Visayas.
