23 confirmed dead due to habagat, 3 storms

THE National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) has confirmed 23 deaths due to the enhanced southwest monsoon or habagat and storms Ferdie, Gener, and Helen. Nine of the deaths were in Mimaropa (Mindoro, Maridinque, Romblon and Palawan) four each in Western Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), and two in Central Visayas. The agency also reported 15 people missing. Twelve are in Mimaropa, two in Zamboanga Peninsula, and one in Western Visayas. Fifteen people were reported injured. The NDRRMC said 1,061,421 people or 298,633 families in Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Mimaropa, Bicol, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Davao Region, Soccsksargen, Caraga, BARMM, and Cordillera were affected by the weather disturbance. It said 354,926 affected people or 113,141 families were in Central Luzon. Some 1,243 houses were damaged. Damage to infrastructure was estimated at P2,401,500. The NDRRMC said P17,437,776 worth of relief assistance has been distributed.