OCD: No Pepito casualties, 2 injured, 2 missing from earlier storms

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reported on Monday that no casualties have been recorded so far from Super Typhoon Pepito, which hit parts of Luzon over the weekend.

An earlier report suggested a 72-year-old man died in Camarines Sur due to storm-related causes, but Assistant Secretary Cesar Idio clarified it was unrelated and resulted from a vehicular crash involving hanging internet cables.

Idio attributed the zero-casualty record to preemptive evacuations conducted by local government units.

Two people have been reported injured and two are missing, but these incidents were related to earlier typhoons Nika and Ofel.

A total of 685,071 individuals sought temporary shelter in evacuation areas due to rains and flooding caused by Pepito and tropical cyclones Nika and Ofel.