Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, July 31) — Several provinces have declared a state of calamity following reports of more fatalities and damage in the aftermath of Typhoon Egay and continuous rains brought the southwest monsoon that is being enhanced by Typhoon Falcon.
On Monday, the Pampanga local government declared province-wide a state of calamity. It said 232 barangays across 15 municipalities were flooded, affecting 144,340 families or 512,722 individuals.
It added that the Pampanga had been battered by heavy rainfall since July 21 due to Egay, and that the province continued to face bad weather caused by Falcon and the enhanced southwest monsoon.
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