THE National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) provided data showing that the number of people killed by the three recent tropical cyclones has increased to 12.
The NDRRMC’s situational report on the effects of cyclones Nika (international name: Toraji), Ofel (international name: Usagi), and Pepito (international name: Man-yi), which was released at 8 a.m. on Thursday, November 21, states that, of the total, the agency has only been able to validate five cases yet.
The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Region 3 (Central Luzon), and Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) are where the NDRRMC claims the reported deaths occurred.
As the cyclones devastated communities along their course, the NDRRMC also reported that it had received reports of 16 persons injured and four people missing.
According to the most recent NDRRMC count, almost 930,000 families, or 3.5 million people, were impacted by Nika, Ofel, and Pepito. Of them, 128,899 sought refuge elsewhere, while 300,953 remained in 2,331 evacuation shelters around the country.
According to the NDRRMC, the impacted populations are located in Regions 1 (Ilocos), 2, 3, 4, A (Calabarzon), 4B (Mimaropa), 5, Bicol, and CAR.
As of November 21, there were 29 cities declared to be in a state of calamity, the NDRRMC noted, adding that P226,782,311 had already been provided to meet the needs of those living in cyclone-affected areas.
Ofel and Pepito left the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) on November 17 and 18, respectively, while Nika left on November 12.