MANILA, Nov 20 — The Philippine National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) has said the reported deaths from the combined effects of typhoons Nika (international name Toraji), Ofel (Usagi), and Pepito (Man-yi) have climbed to seven, with about 820,831 families affected.
The Philippine News Agency (PNA) reported that, in its latest situation report, the agency said the seven fatalities, all from Cagayan Valley, are still undergoing validation.
The NDRRMC also reported that 14 persons were injured, 11 of whom were confirmed — nine in the Cordillera region and two in Central Luzon.
Still being validated are reports of three injured persons in Cagayan Valley.
Authorities are also verifying reports of three missing persons — two in Central Luzon and one in Cagayan Valley.
The agency said that all of these figures are subject to change due to ongoing validation.
Meanwhile, the affected families are equivalent to 3,031,171 persons residing in 5,859 barangays in the Ilocos region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol, and Cordillera.
As of this posting, 82,810 families, or 288,566 persons, were receiving aid in 2,693 evacuation centres while 43,015 families, or 154,291 individuals, were receiving aid outside evacuation centres.
Families preemptively evacuated number 212,161, consisting of 721,369 individuals residing in the Ilocos region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol, and the National Capital Region.
The number of damaged houses has reached 22,421 in six regions — 19,014 of which were "partially" damaged while 3,407 were "totally" damaged.
The damage to agriculture and infrastructure was estimated at PHP8.64 million (RM655,731) and PHP1.54 billion (RM116.8 million), respectively.
— Bernama
