FILE PHOTO: Men push a cart with passengers along a flooded road following tropical storm Wipha-fuelled monsoon rains in Manila, Philippines on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. - AP
MANILA: The death toll from the south-west monsoon, or habagat, and recent tropical cyclones has risen to 38, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).
However, only three of the reported deaths have been validated, the NDRRMC said in its 6 a.m. situational report on Sunday (Aug 3).
The number of injured individuals has risen to 33, with 24 cases validated, while the rest remain under verification.
Meanwhile, eight people are still reported missing.
The total number of affected individuals has increased to 8,592,630, or 2,365,343 families. Of this number, 24,771 families—or 91,906 individuals—are currently being assisted in 839 evacuation centres nationwide. Another 32,320 families, or 123,624 individuals, are being served outside evacuation centres.
According to the situational report, a total of 73,015 houses have been damaged across the Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol Region, Western Visayas, Negros Island Region, Central Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Davao Region, Soccsksargen, Caraga and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
To support those affected, the government has so far distributed over P1 billion (US$17.3 million) worth of assistance through the Department of Social Welfare and Development, the Office of Civil Defence, various local government units, and non-governmental organisations. - Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN
