A TOTAL of 69,686 families or 244,689 persons were affected by heavy rains induced by Tropical Storm Ramil, flooding many areas in Luzon and the Visayas, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported.
In its 6:00 a.m. Situation Report on Tuesday, the NDRRMC said Ramil has left seven persons dead, one injured, and two missing.
The agency reported that 28,506 persons from the Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Southern Tagalog, Bicol, Western Visayas, and Eastern Visayas, including Metro Manila, were pre-emptively evacuated at the height of the storm, the 18th severe weather disturbance to hit the country.
Across the five regions, 66 seaports were affected, stranding 3,433 passengers, 1093 rolling cargoes, and six vessels, the NDRRMC said.
Heavy rains and floods affected a total of 629 barangays in 63 citiesand towns in 13 provinces in Luzon and the Visayas, the NDRRMC said. The NDRRMC said a total of 48 areas were submerged by floodwater, damaging 94 houses.
Central Visayas and Eastern Visayas experienced floods, which turned roads into raging rivers at the height of the storm.
The Office of the Civil Defense said Capiz and parts of Iloilo and Aklan were severely affected.
In Capiz, some towns, including Roxas City’s main roads, were inundated. At least 30 barangays also experienced knee or waist-deep flood in the last two days. Local officials of Roxas have declared the city under a state of calamity.