Super Typhoon Carina kills 21, displaces over 1.1 million

Super Typhoon Carina has claimed 21 lives and displaced over 1.1 million individuals across the country.

Seven deaths were reported in the National Capital Region (NCR), with most attributed to drowning.

Additional fatalities include five in Batangas province, three each in Cavite and Rizal provinces, one in Bulacan, and two in Angeles City, Pampanga.

A mother and her five-year-old daughter were among the victims in Bulacan, buried in a landslide.

More than 1 million people from about 245,000 families have been affected, with nearly 52,000 individuals currently in evacuation centers.

The typhoon left the Philippine area of responsibility at 10 a.m. on Thursday.

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) noted that the opening of the new school year on July 29 may be at risk due to the impact on schools, with thousands affected and some used as evacuation centers.

UNICEF also highlighted that the Philippines has experienced the highest number of children displaced by weather-related events in the past six years, totaling 9.7 million.