MANILA – The death toll due to Typhoon Ulysses, which battered several areas in Luzon, has climbed to 37 as of 5 p.m. Saturday.
In a Viber message to reporters, National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) spokesperson Mark Cashean Timbal said the number can be broken down into 20 for Region 2; six for Calabarzon; five for Region 5; and six for the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).
Meanwhile, the number of missing persons, which was placed at 15, was broken down into two for Calabarzon; eight for Region 5; and five for the CAR.
The injured is at 22 — three for Region 2; nine for Calabarzon; eight for Region 5, and two for the CAR.
Timbal said these figures are still subject to changes pending verification or validation.
Meanwhile, agriculture damage was placed at PHP999.
8 million in Regions 1, 2, 3, Calabarzon, Region 5, and the CAR.
Infrastructure damage was estimated at PHP253 million in Region 1 and Mimaropa.