MANILA, Philippines – Due to the effects of Severe Tropical Storm Uwan (international name: Fung-Wong), 366 areas across eight regions remain flooded, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said.
As of 6 a.m. on Wednesday, the NDRRMC reported that 147 areas in Central Luzon, 104 in the Bicol Region, and 61 in Cagayan Valley are still flooded.
Twenty nine areas in the Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) region are also still flooded, along ith 16 in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, four in the Ilocos Region, three in Western Visayas and two in Northern Mindanao.
Uwan’s onslaught has affected at least 3,596,174 persons or 1,006,149 families in 16 regions, the NDRRMC added.
The Bicol Region has the most number of affected persons at 1,414,412 (394,349 families), followed by the Ilocos Region (426,884 affected persons /122,044 families), and Eastern Visayas (422,392 affected persons / 117,529 families).
The number of affected persons or families in the other regions is listed below.
- Central Luzon: 269,133 persons / 74,818 families
- Negros Island Region: 198,120 persons / 51,468 families
- Cagayan Valley: 192,787 persons / 61,419 families
- Western Visayas: 166,812 persons / 52,410 families
- BARMM: 151,960 persons / 30,392 families
- Mimaropa: 107,186 persons / 31,199 families
- Caraga: 105,122 persons / 30,201 families
- Metro Manila: 69,426 persons / 18,511 families
- Cordillera Administrative Region: 38,870 persons / 12,399 families
- Calabarzon: 14,703 persons / 4,685 families
- Zamboanga Peninsula: 11,206 persons / 2,996 families
- Northern Mindanao: 6,942 persons / 1,678 families
- SOCCKSKARGEN: 219 persons / 51 families
Of those affected, 623,310 individuals or 171,768 families are still in 9,014 evacuation centers, while 296,035 persons or 84,524 families were served outside of evacuation centers, the NDRRMC said.
The NDRRMC also recorded 27 deaths, 36 injuries, and two missing persons.
Additionally, 33,882 houses were reported partially damaged, and another 7,320 were totally damaged, as per the NDRRMC’s report.
The largest number of damaged houses was reported in Bicol Region, with 20,387 partially damaged and 6,518 totally damaged.
Furthermore, the number of impassable roads and bridges also increased, the NDRRMC added.
Across eight regions, 277 roads and 61 bridges are impassable – 118 of the roads are in the Bicol Region, while 39 of the bridges are in Cagayan Valley.
A total of 410 cities or municipalities have power interruptions, while 18 cities still suffer from water supply interruptions.
There are also 121 cities or municipalities with non-operational communication lines, 88 of which are located in Eastern Visayas, the NDRRMC reported. /gsg