Typhoons Nika, Ofel, Pepito affect over 2.4M people across seven regions

As of Sunday, November 17, 2024, a total of 690,588 families across seven regions have been affected by three consecutive typhoons: Nika (Toraji), Ofel (Usagi), and Pepito (Man-yi).

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported that these storms impacted over 2.4 million individuals.

Currently, 157,509 families are receiving aid inside evacuation centers while another 68,367 families are being assisted outside of centers.

In the Cagayan Valley region alone, at least 195,260 families (725, 206 individuals) from 1,433 barangays were affected by the last three tropical cyclones.

The NDRRMC confirmed a total of 25 injuries from the three typhoons with only two undergoing validation in Region 5; no fatalities have been reported yet.

Infrastructure damage is estimated at PHP750.82 million across several regions, including PHP446.11 million to flood control structures and PHP290.04 million to roads.

Agricultural damage was also estimated at PHP8.64 million in Regions 1 and 3.