NDRRMC: Deaths from ‘Enteng,’ ‘habagat’ effects rise to 10

QUICK RESPONSE. Government maintenance teams remove a fallen tree at the corner of C.P. Garcia Avenue and Maginhawa Street in Diliman, Quezon City on Monday (Sept 2, 2024). Metro Manila has been under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 since the previous day due to Tropical Storm Enteng. (PNA photo by Robert Oswald P. Alfiler)

By Priam Nepomuceno, Philippine News Agency

MANILA – The death toll from bad weather due to Tropical Storm Enteng and the enhanced southwest monsoon or “habagat” has climbed to 10, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Tuesday.

This is a sharp rise from the two reported deaths on Monday, according to the disaster response body’s latest situation report.

The NDRRMC said seven of the 10 fatalities were from Calabarzon, two from Central Visayas, and one from Western Visayas.

Meanwhile, 10 persons were injured in Central Visayas.

The council said these casualty reports were still undergoing validation.

The weather disturbances have affected 37,867 families or 147,024 individuals in 338 barangays in Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Bicol, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, and the National Capital Region.

Of the figure, 8,866 families or 38,058 persons are being assisted in 218 evacuation centers while 411 families or 1,756 individuals are being assisted outside these centers.

At least 17 houses were reported damaged in Bicol, Western Visayas, and Central Visayas.