NDRRMC: 1 more death due to bad weather reported, raising count to 24

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) situational summary on September 20, 2024, shows that it received one more bad weather-related death report. raising the count to 24. The agency said the additional reported death was logged in Western Visayas. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines — The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said it received one more bad weather-related death report, raising the count to 24.

According to the NDRRMC’s September 20 situational summary, the additional reported death was logged in Western Visayas.

The NDRRMC noted it is still validating all the death reports it received following successive inclement weather that affected many parts of the country since last week.

Based on the agency’s latest data, the effects of bad weather also injured 13 people, while 14 others remain missing.

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Damage to infrastructure stood at P2.4 million as of September 20, the NDRRMC added. It even mentioned that the number of houses that were either damaged or destroyed increased sharply from 1,243 residential structures on Thursday morning to 2,083, with a combined value of P3.69 million worth of damage.

The NDRRMC, however, has yet to release figures regarding agricultural losses due to the cyclones and enhanced southwest monsoon, locally called habagat, that triggered floods and landslides.

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Tropical Storm Ferdie (international name: Bebinca), Tropical Depression Gener, and Tropical Storm Helen (international name: Pulasan) affected the country one after the other, continuously strengthening the southwest monsoon and bringing downpours and gusty weather since last week.

Earlier on Friday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said the low-pressure area that formed off Batanes, inside the Philippine area of responsibility, is expected to intensify into a tropical depression over the weekend.

It would be given the name Igme and would be the ninth tropical cyclone to affect. the country this year.