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MANILA, Philippines – The death toll due to the recent Typhoon Ulysses attack has risen to 73 as of Tuesday, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).
A total of 24 people were injured while another 19 remain missing in Region II, CALABARZON, Bicol Region and the Cordillera Administrative Region, the NDRRMC said in its latest situational report.
A total of 3,052,049 people or 727,738 families from Regions I, II, III, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, V, NCR and CAR have been affected by the typhoon, of which 70,784 families or 283,656 people are being cared for in various health centers. evacuation.
Damage to agriculture reached P2.7 billion and damage to infrastructure stood at P5.2 billion. A total of 39,808 homes were also damaged.
Some P46.9 million worth of assistance was provided to affected families, the NDRRMC noted.
The agency recommended to President Duterte that he place all of Luzon in a state of calamity after three consecutive typhoons wreaked havoc on the island.
The president has yet to act on the proposal at the time of writing, but his spokesman Harry Roque expressed confidence that he will heed the agency’s call. [ac]
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