Tropical cyclones kill 12, affect over 3.9M Filipinos

Twelve people have died as tropical cyclones Toraji (formerly Nika), Usagi (formerly Ofel), and Man-Yi (formerly Pepito) hit various parts of the Philippines.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported that 3,966,867 individuals or 1,067,656 families were affected across multiple regions including Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol, Eastern Visayas, and Cordillera.

Of the total affected population, 244,492 people or 67,971 families were in evacuation centers while 116,898 individuals or 32,764 families sought shelter elsewhere.

Damage from the storms includes infrastructure losses of PHP2.71 billion and agricultural damage of PHP52.4 million.

More than 51,000 houses were damaged, with 42,822 sustaining partial damage and 9,197 completely destroyed.