Manila Bulletin
NDRRMC adjusts ‘Odette’ death toll to 403
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) has updated its report on Typhoon Odette, with the death toll now at 403 after four fatalities were reclassified as due to natural causes.
Currently, 78 individuals remain missing, and the number of those injured has risen to 1,261.
Significant numbers of families, totaling 84,830, are still displaced and residing in evacuation centers across the affected regions.
Typhoon Odette impacted a vast population, affecting over 7.7 million individuals or more than 2.2 million families across numerous barangays in various regions of the Philippines.
A substantial amount of relief goods, approximately 4.8 million kilograms, has been distributed to the areas devastated by the typhoon.
Out of the 403 reported deaths, the NDRRMC has validated 77 cases, while local DRRM offices are still verifying the identities and circumstances of 326 other individuals.
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