The heavy rain and flooding caused by the southwest monsoon enhanced by tropical cyclones “Henry,” “Inday” and “Josie” have so far affected 250,536 families in 1,011 villages in Regions 1, 3, 4A, 4B, 6, the Cordillera Administrative Region and the National Capital Region.
In other developments:
• An air, sea and land command post has been established in Clark, Pampanga, to speed up the rescue, evacuation, and mobilization of equipment and manpower in the rain-affected areas.
• Trade department in Central Luzon has also sent eight teams to monitor the prices of basic goods in the calamity-stricken areas.
• Classes and work on Tuesday remained suspended in some areas in Luzon due to the heavy rain and flooding brought by the southwest monsoon.
In its 6 am update on Tuesday, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said the affected families were equivalent to 1,132,666 people.
Being sheltered and aided in 302 evacuation centers were 14,551 families or around 61,674 people, while those being helped on the outside were 92,083 families equivalent to 384,621 people.
Meanwhile, the damage wrought by the rain and flooding was placed at P817,301,517,68 or P455,800,000 for infrastructure and P361,501,517.68 for agriculture.
These were reported in Regions 1,2,3, 4A, 4B, 6 and CAR, the NDRRMC said.
Two people were confirmed dead in Bontoc, Mountain Province, one in Guihulgan, Negros Occidental, and one in Caloocan. Two were missing in Rizal and one was injured in Bontoc.
NDRRMC executive director Ricardo Jalad said a total of 74 road sections and six bridges were affected in Regions 1, 3, 4A, 6 and the CAR.
Around 423 areas have experienced flooding in Regions 1, 3, 4A, 4B, CAR and the NCR but the floodwaters in 127 localities have subsided.
A total of 209 houses were reported damaged, 30 totally and 179 partially, in Regions 1, 3, 4B, 6, and CAR.
Also, P24,872,076.48 worth of relief assistance has been provided by the Department of Social Welfare and Development, the Department of Health and local government units to the affected families in Regions 1, 3, 4A, 4B, 6, NCR and CAR. With Romeo Dizon