A total of nearly 8 million people have been affected by the combined effects of Severe Tropical Storm ‘Kristine’ and Super Typhoon ‘Leon’ in the country, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Friday.
In its latest situational report, the NDRRMC provided figures indicating that approximately 2.028 million families across 17 regions, 81 provinces, 943 cities and municipalities, and 11,414 barangays have been impacted.
The NDRRMC also reported that 150 people have died, while 30 are still missing and 122 have sustained injuries. These figures for deaths, injuries, and missing persons are still subject to validation.
The Bicol Region has been hit the hardest, with 649,122 families affected, totaling about 2.75 million individuals.
Currently, 836 areas across 13 regions remain submerged in deep floods, while 796 roads and 107 bridges are impassable due to severe weather conditions.
Damage to agriculture has risen to 4.4 billion pesos, while infrastructure damage has reached 6.8 billion pesos.
The NDRRMC stated that a total of 220 areas across nine regions have declared a state of calamity, with Calabarzon declaring the highest number of such statuses, followed by Region 5.
Government efforts continue to send aid to victims of the severe weather.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) have standby funds and a prepositioned relief stockpile of food and non-food items worth 2.5 billion pesos.
