AFTERMATH. Residents of Barangay Tumana, Marikina City clean their homes on July 26, 2024, two days after massive floods due to the enhanced southwest monsoon and Typhoon Carina drenched Metro Manila and nearby provinces. The NDRRMC on Monday (July 29) said the death toll from the recent calamity has climbed to 36. (PNA photo by Joan Bondoc)
MANILA – The fatalities from the combined effects of the southwest monsoon (habagat) and Typhoons Butchoy and Carina rose to 36, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Monday.
The figure includes 14 validated deaths -- five in Calabarzon, four in Zamboanga Peninsula, two in Central Luzon and one each in Northern Mindanao, Davao Region and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), according to the agency's latest situation update.
Still undergoing confirmation are 22 deaths -- 15 in the National Capital Region (NCR), five in Calabarzon and one each in Ilocos Region and BARMM.
The NDRRMC also confirmed reports of two injured in Northern Mindanao while reports of another four hurt in the Cordillera Administrative Region, along with two missing persons in Ilocos and one in Northern Mindanao, are still being validated.
A total of 1,240, 090 families or 4,553,752 persons residing in 3,854 barangays across the country have so far been affected.
Around 38,292 families or 152,800 individuals are being aided in 848 evacuation centers while another 134,235 families or 641,944 persons are being aided outside.
Some 1,598 damaged houses were recorded in 15 regions.
Meanwhile, the damage to infrastructure and agriculture was estimated at PHP1.69 billion and PHP355.6 million, respectively.
More aid sought
On Monday, the humanitarian arm of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) appealed anew for the faithful's continued support to aid those affected by the recent calamity.
"The damage is massive and so are the needs of the affected dioceses in the country. Thus, we are again asking for everyone's help. Let us continue to help one another and pray for each other, especially for those affected by the flooding and rain brought by 'Carina'," Caritas Philippines executive director Fr. Carmelo Caluag said in a video posted on social media.
At the same time, he noted that they will continue to update the public on the situation in the affected areas.
"We will keep you posted as we have been getting several requests for assistance from dioceses," said Caluag.
The group said flood victims need emergency relief (food packs), sleeping kits, hygiene/sanitation kits, kitchen wares, and emergency shelter kits.
On the other hand, cash donations may be sent through bank deposits at Metrobank (Account Nos. 632-7-632028586 / 632-7-632028322); BDO (Account No. 00450803419-2); or BPI (Account Nos. 4951-0071-16 / 4951-0071-08) with a common account name of "CBCP Caritas Philippines Foundation, Inc". (with report from Ferdinand Patinio/PNA)
