Typhoon Odette death toll reaches 407, NDRRMC reports

The death toll from Typhoon Odette has climbed to 407, with 82 individuals still missing and 1,147 injured, according to the NDRRMC.

Over 4.4 million people or 1,140,118 families were affected by the typhoon.

Central Visayas still has the highest number of deaths with 220, followed by Caraga with 71, and Western Visayas with 54.

The typhoon caused damage to over half a million houses, with 170,350 totally destroyed.

While power has been restored to 205 cities and municipalities, 79 remain without electricity.

Only one out of 18 areas have had their water supply restored, and 129 devastated areas are still experiencing communication outages.

Infrastructure damage is estimated at P16.65 billion, primarily in the Caraga region.

Agricultural losses are nearly P7 billion, with Western Visayas bearing the brunt of the damage, and in Negros Occidental, at least 1.29 million broiler chickens were killed.