Metro Manila, Philippines – A total of 178 areas are now under a state of calamity from the impact of storms and nonstop rains, disaster management officials said.
The tally was as of 6 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 1.
These are:
+Pangasinan — 47 areas, including 39 province-wide
+Bulacan — 24, province-wide
+Cavite — 23, province-wide
+Pampanga — 21, province-wide
+Tarlac — 18, province-wide
+Benguet — 14, province-wide
+Zambales — 13, province-wide
+Bataan — 12, province-wide
+Occidental Mindoro — 3
+Dagupan — 1
+Rizal — 1
+Batangas — 1
The disasters impacted 2.6 million families or 9.1 million people in the Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Bicol Region, Western Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Calabarzon, Cordillera Administrative Region, Metro Manila, and Mimaropa.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reported 678 flooded areas.
Thirty-four people were killed, 19 injured, and three missing.
Infrastructure damage was estimated at ₱6.27 billion, while agricultural losses reached ₱2.32 billion.
