NDRRMC reports ‘Egay’ casualties at 25, 20 missing, 52 injured

THE National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Monday that the number of casualties who died from typhoon Egay and the southwest monsoon has climbed to 25 while 20 were reported missing and 52 were injured.

However, the NDRRMC reported that two deaths were confirmed while 23 others are being confirmed.

The agency also monitored an increase in persons affected from 1,029,724 on July 30 to 2,397,336 individuals or 654,837 families on July 31. All were from 4,111 barangays nationwide.

Displaced residents also went up from 30,158 to 312,995 — 50,987 of them are outside evacuation centers (ECs), while 262,008 are currently in ECs located in Regions 1 (Ilocos), 2 (Cagayan Valley), 3 (Central Luzon), Mimaropa (Mindoro Oriental and Occidental, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan), Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon) and Region 6 (Western Visayas).

Aside from affected locals and recorded deaths, NDRRMC reported that Egay and the habagat partially destroyed 34,572 houses and severely damaged 1,283 homes.

Moreover, the typhoon left 252 roads, 19 bridges, 112 schools, and six government facilities, with infrastructure damage worth over P3.5 billion.

It added that of 306 cities or municipalities that experienced power outages, 65 percent or 198 areas already had their electricity restored.