At least six lives were lost as Typhoon “Carina” moved near the northern boundary of the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and crossed Taiwan on Thursday morning, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said.
In its latest situational report, the NDRRMC reported a total of 14 deaths related to the combined effects of Carina, southwest monsoon (habagat), and the previous tropical depression “Butchoy.”
Six of them were newly recorded and eight were logged last week before Carina formed and entered the PAR.
Of the six new fatalities, one was already confirmed by the NDRRMC: a 40-year-old man who drowned in Quezon City.
Meanwhile, five more deaths were undergoing validation in Calabarzon (Region 4A), which covers Batangas where a landslide hit a community in Agoncillo town and reportedly killed a pregnant woman and three minors.
One person was also reported missing in Calabarzon.
The disaster agency said that a total of 19,656 individuals (4,868 families) were displaced by Carina across the country.
More than 18,000 were taking temporary shelter in 205 evacuation centers in the National Capital Region (NCR), Ilocos (Region 1), Cagayan Valley (Region 2), Central Luzon (Region 3), Region 4A, Mimaropa (Region 4B), Bicol (Region 5), Western Visayas (Region 6), Central Visayas (Region 7), and Cordillera Administrative Region.
The NDRRMC has provided P776,996.63 worth of food and non-food relief items to victims of Carina in Regions 1, 2, 4B, 5, and 6.
The NDRRMC said 76 road sections were still under maintenance and being monitored: 41 were not passable to the public and 35 were passable to heavy vehicles only due to flooding.
