TWO persons have died and over 400,000 individuals affected by the southwest monsoon (“habagat”) that was enhanced by super typhoon “Goring” and typhoon “Hanna.”
“The southwest monsoon currently enhanced by Hanna will bring occasional to monsoon rains over the western portion of Luzon and Antique in the next three days,” the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services (PAGASA).
Said yesterday.
Batanes and the Babuyan Islands remained under wind Signal No. 1 as of yesterday afternoon.
Goring exited the PAR last Wednesday night. Hannah entered the PAR more than an hour later.
Hanna, as of 4 p.m. yesterday, was some 245 km north northwest of Itbayat, Batanes. It was forecast to exit PAR on Sunday night or Monday morning today, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services (PAGASA).
Hanna was moving west northwestward at 20 kph. It was packing maximum sustained winds of 155 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 255 kph.
FATALITIES
One of the fatalities, from Antique in the Western Visayas region, was previously reported missing, said National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) spokesman Edgar Posadas.
Posadas said the female victim was swept away by flashfloods. “She was found but unfortunately, as reported, she’s already dead,” he said.
The second fatality was from the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). Posadas said victim died due to a rain-induced landslide but could not immediately give additional details.
Posadas said the deaths of the two fatalities are subject to further validation by the NDRRMC. He also said one person was reported missing in CAR.
“There were 451 flooded areas,” said Posadas, adding that floods in 382 of these areas have receded.
The flooded areas, he said, are in seven regions — CAR, Ilocos, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, and Western Visayas.
AFFECTED POPULATION
A situational report from the NDRRMC showed the calamity has already affected 114,724 families or 418,192 individuals from 1,469 barangays in Ilocos, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Western Visayas, CAR and National Capital Region.
Of the number, 40,495 families or 49,760 individuals have been displaced. The number was down to 12,606 families or 52,072 individuals as of yesterday.
Of the still displaced population, 5,125 families or 21,712 individuals are staying in 272 evacuation centers while 7,481 families or 30,360 individuals are living with their relatives or friends.
the Department of Social Welfare and development (DSWD) said 509,110 persons (138,336 families) from 1,801 barangays in Ilocos, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Central Visayas, Davao, CAR, and the National Capital Region or Metro Manila were affected.
Of the total, 49,152 persons (11,954 families) are displaced, with 21,301 persons (5,017 families staying in 287 evacuation centers and 27,851 persons (6,937 families) staying with friends or relatives.
At least P22.91 million worth of food and non-food relief items have been distributed to the affected families.
The NDRRMC said the initial cost of damage to agriculture in Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Mimaropa, Western Visayas and CAR was pegged at P421.19 million.
Cost of damage to infrastructure in Cagayan Valley, Mimaropa, and CAR was placed at Visayas was placed at P130.25 million.
At least 500 houses were damaged in Ilocos, Cagayan Valley, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Western Visayas and CAR, the NDRRMC also said. — With Jocelyn Montemayor
