THE number of reported fatalities due to super typhoon “Uwan” (international name: Fung-Wong) has increased to 33, while an estimated 7,539,110 people were affected, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). on Wednesday.
The NDRRMC latest update released on Wednesday showed that so far, only of the 33 deaths had been confirmed, and this took place in the Zamboanga peninsula (Region 9).
The 32 reported fatalities were still being validated, broken down as 20 in the Cordillera Administrative Region, seven in the Bicol Region, three in Central Luzon, and one each in Western Visayas and Eastern Visayas.
The NDRRMC report also showed that 2,139,837 families from 14,854 barangays in 16 regions across the country were affected by Uwan.
As of Wednesday morning, around 80,720 families were still sheltered in 3,169 evacuation centers nationwide, while another 118,356 were tentatively housed in other places.
Uwan, deemed one of the strongest storms to hit the country this year, also damaged some 300,000 homes in 14 regions, the NDRRMC said.
Meanwhile, President Marcos Jr. has ordered round-the-clock relief and rehabilitation operations in areas ravaged by the super typhoon.
