NDRRMC validating 14 Ulysses deaths, AFP notes 39

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) is validating 14 reported deaths caused by Typhoon Ulysses, though the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) reports a higher count of 39.

The NDRRMC has monitored eight injured individuals in the Bicol Region and 14 missing persons across Cagayan Valley, Calabarzon, and the Bicol Region.

Authorities disclosed that at least 14 people were confirmed to have been killed while 14 others went missing after typhoon 'Ulysses' assailed Luzon.

Flooding was reported in 105 areas across several regions, along with eight landslides, two maritime incidents, and damage to posts and trees in 22 areas.

Prior to the typhoon, approximately 64,500 families, or 231,300 persons, were evacuated in nearly all of Luzon.

A total of 76 emergency alert and warning messages were disseminated.

The Search, Rescue, and Retrieval (SRR) Cluster, including the AFP, PNP, BFP, and PCG, met to mobilize additional resources for ongoing rescue operations.