7 reported dead due to severe weather – NDRRMC

[Starmix]

From the Manila, Philippines report, the number of reported fatalities due to the bad weather brought by Severe Tropical Storm Crising and the southwest monsoon (habagat) over the past few days has climbed to seven, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Wednesday.

According to the report, only two of the fatalities have so far been confirmed, one in Northern Mindanao and another in the Caraga Region, according to the NDRRMC’s latest report. The five reported deaths that were still being verified are from Northern Mindanao, two; Mimaropa, one; Davao Region, one and National Capital Region, one.

In the same report, the NDRRMC said 401,439 families or 1,412,845 persons residing in 2,515 barangays in 17 regions were affected by the inclement weather.

Of the total number, 21,207 families or 77,108 persons are sheltering in 537 evacuation centers, and another 13, 724 families or 64,597 persons are staying elsewhere.

Source: RAPPLER

 

[magnus2022]

This is one of the reasons we should make every effort to secure and protect our environment. The climate change is simply becoming increasingly difficult to contain. We should start planting trees, reducing carbon emissions etc.

 

[Starmix]

Metro Manila is huge Metro City, there are vast forests along side, but the successive storms cannot evade the floods to flow everywhere in Metro Manila.

 

[eLdavis]

It is well, natural disaster has proven time and again that it can be very deadly and can cause lots of damages and destruction.

 

[Starmix]

It's a scary thing seeing people fleeing from flood. But I saw others laughing and smiling perhaps they pacified their panicked feeling through laughing or smiling at the middle of the flood.