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79 of 110 Paeng deaths validated: NDRRMC
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The NDRRMC said 741,777 families or 2,418,249 persons in 6,158 barangays were affected by Paeng in Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Davao Region, Soccsksargen, Caraga, BARMM, CAR and the National Capital Region (NCR). (File Photo: Philippine Coast Guard/Facebook)
MANILA – The reported death toll from Severe Tropical Storm Paeng has now climbed to 110, with 79 already confirmed.
In its update Tuesday, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) also reported 101 injured and 33 missing persons.
Out of the 101 injured persons, 63 are now validated while 23 out of the 33 missing have been confirmed.
The validated deaths include 59 in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), 18 in Western Visayas, and two in Soccsksargen.
Deaths still undergoing confirmation are 31 — 12 in Calabarzon, five in Eastern Visayas, four each in Western Visayas and Zamboanga Peninsula, two in Mimaropa and one each in Bicol, Central Visayas, Soccsksargen and the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).
The NDRRMC said 741,777 families or 2,418,249 persons in 6,158 barangays were affected by Paeng in Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Davao Region, Soccsksargen, Caraga, BARMM, CAR and the National Capital Region (NCR).
To date, 52,742 families or 190,525 individuals are being served in 2,728 evacuation centers with the remainder being aided by relatives or friends.
Damaged houses were placed at 6,542 in Regions 1,2, 3, Mimaropa, Regions 5,6, 7,8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Caraga, BARMM, CAR, and the NCR.
Of these, 5,035 were classified as “partially damaged” and 1,507 were categorized as “totally damaged”.
Infrastructure damage was estimated at PHP760.3 million in Ilocos Region, Mimaropa, Bicol, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Davao Region and Soccsksargen.