The death toll from Typhoon Tino (international name: Kalmaegi) has risen to 188, with 135 others missing and 96 injured, Office of Civil Defense (OCD) deputy spokesperson Diego Mariano said Friday morning.
Mariano emphasized that the figures are based on a report by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), and the reported deaths remain subject to validation and may change.
According to Mariano, Cebu – which bore the brunt of Tino, triggering rains and massive flooding – accounted for 139 fatalities. The remaining deaths were reported in Cebu province (24), Negros Occidental (24), Negros Oriental (9), Agusan del Sur (6), Capiz (3), Southern Leyte (2), and one each in Antique, Iloilo, Guimaras, Bohol, and Leyte.
He also said that most of the 96 people reportedly injured were also in Cebu (84), followed by Negros Occidental (7), Surigao del Norte and Leyte with two each, and one in Surigao del Sur.
According to NDRRMC’s situation report, a total of 2,258,782 persons were affected by Tino. At least 397,634 are still in evacuation centers.
To date, the disaster management council has also logged P10.6 million in damage to agriculture and P6.3 million in damage to infrastructure.
A total of 9,585 houses nationwide sustained damage (9,321 partially, 264 totally damaged).
Before exiting the Philippine area of responsibility on Thursday, Tino made landfall eight times and devastated many parts of the Visayas and Mindanao./dm.