By Priam Nepomuceno

DRENCHED. Residents of Barangay Sto. Domingo in Florentino St., Quezon City head for a designated evacuation center as heavy rains triggered waist-deep floods in the village on July 24, 2024. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Thursday (Aug. 1, 2024) said the number of deaths from the effects of the southwest monsoon and two typhoons has climbed to 40. (PNA photo by Ben Briones)

MANILA – The effects of the southwest monsoon and Typhoons Butchoy and Carina have claimed 40 lives, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Thursday.

In its situation update, the disaster response agency said 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)

Reports of another 26 fatalities are still undergoing verification — 15 in the National Capital Region, nine in Calabarzon, and one each in Ilocos region and the BARMM.

Meanwhile, the number of affected families across the country was placed at 1,480,323 which is equivalent to 5,456,390 individuals residing in 4,594 barangays.

As of this time, 10,234 families equivalent to 46,940 persons are being served in 279 evacuation centers while 115,775 families or 547,886 individuals are being aided outside.

A total of 2,504 houses were reported damaged in 15 regions as of this posting.

Infrastructure and agricultural damage were estimated at PHP4.99 billion and PHP1.06 billion, respectively. (PNA)