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PNP deploys over 2,600 cops for Crising, habagat relief
Over 2,600 police personnel have been deployed by the Philippine National Police (PNP) for disaster response operations in areas affected by Severe Tropical Storm Crising and the southwest monsoon.
PNP Chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III stated that an additional 7,000 police officers are on standby as a reaction force.
Police personnel have assisted at least 35,000 individuals currently seeking shelter in evacuation centers.
The PNP confirmed that 62 police officers were directly affected by the recent weather disturbances.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported five fatalities and seven individuals still missing due to the effects of Crising and the intensified southwest monsoon.
As of Monday, the NDRRMC reported that a total of 800,864 people have been affected nationwide, with 20,115 individuals currently staying in evacuation centers.
PAGASA warned that the habagat remains active and is expected to continue bringing heavy rainfall across many parts of the country in the coming days.
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