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(Eagle News)–The number of reported deaths due to “Agaton” has risen to 212. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, of the fatalities, 186 were reported from Eastern Visayas, 21 from Western Visayas, three in Davao Region, and two in Central Visayas. The NDRRMC said 132 individuals have been reported missing. Of the number, 130 were reported from Eastern Visayas, and one each from Western Visayas and Davao Region. Eight were reported […]
(Eagle News) — The number of reported deaths due to “Agaton” has risen to 224. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, the new reported deaths came from Eastern Visayas. Meanwhile, 147 have been reported missing, an increase of 36 from the initial 111 earlier reported. According to the NDRRMC, 2,081,011 people or 599,956 families were affected by Agaton in Bicol, Western Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Davao, Soccsksargen, Caraga, Bangsamoro, Central Visayas, and […]
(Eagle News) — The death toll due to the onslaught of Tropical Depression Agaton has risen to 178, according to reports, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said. The NDRRMC said 156 were reported from Eastern Visayas, 17 from Western Visayas, three from Davao, and two from Central Visayas. Of these, however, 18 deaths have so far been confirmed. Over 100–or 111–were reported missing. So far, damage to agriculture has reached […]
Conducts aerial inspection, visits hospital where the injured were taken (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte expressed his extreme sadness with the big number of deaths and persons still missing due to the landslides brought about by storm Agaton. The death toll has risen to 175 as of Tuesday, April 19, but the missing still stood at 110. President Duterte went to Leyte and Capiz to distribute aid to the residents affected by “Agaton” […]
At least 110 still missing, mostly in Eastern Visayas (Eagle News) – The death toll due to landslides and floods brought by tropical depression Agaton continued to rise and hit 172, according to the latest disaster reports on Sunday, April 17. Another 110 are also reported missing. Most of the deaths and the missing persons are in Region 8 or the Eastern Visayas region, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). […]
NDRRMC says number of individuals affected by storm close to 1 million (Eagle News) – The death toll due to tropical depression Agaton has reached 76, with 29 reported missing and eight injured mostly in the Visayas and Mindanao region. A state of calamity has also been declared in 14 cities and municipatilies in Region 6, Region 11 and CARAGA. There is no more active tropical cyclone within the country, But Agaton has left […]
(Eagle News) — Signal No. 1 remains hoisted over parts of the country with the center of “Agaton” now in the vicinity of Balangiga, Eastern Samar. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the following areas are under the signal number, as “Agaton” moved eastward, packing maximum sustained winds of 45 kph near the center, and a gustiness of up to 75 kph: Luzon The southern portion of Masbate (Dimasalang, Cawayan, Palanas, […]
LEYTE, Philippines (AFP) — At least 24 people have been killed in landslides and flooding across central and southern Philippines, authorities said Monday, after tropical storm Megi dumped heavy rain and disrupted travel ahead of the April holidays. More than 13,000 people fled to emergency shelters as the storm pounded the region Sunday, the national disaster agency said, flooding houses, inundating fields, cutting off roads and knocking out power. The central province of Leyte […]
Over 130,000 individuals affected by storm; Palace closely monitoring situation (Eagle News) — At least three people have died due to the rains, floods and landslides brought by tropical storm “Agaton” (international name Megi) which has now been downgraded to a tropical depression. As of 7 p.m., Monday, April 11, the center of Tropical Depression “Agaton” was estimated based on all available data in the vicinity of Basey, Samar (11.4°N, 125.1°E) According to the […]
(Eagle News) — A rainfall advisory has been raised over parts of Mindanao due to “Agaton” and a low pressure area in the vicinity. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, light to moderate to at times heavy rains are affecting portions of Misamis Occidental (Tudela, Clarin, Ozamis City, Tangub City, Bonifacio), Zamboanga del Sur (Aurora, Tukuran, Labangan, Pagadian City, Dumalinao, San Pablo, Guipos, Dinas, San Miguel, Lapuyan, Margosatubig, Vincenzo A. Sagun, […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs has announced the suspension of operations on Monday, April 11, of two of its offices in the Visayas. According to the DFA, the suspension covers its consular offices in Tacloban and its Temporary Off-site Passport Services (TOPS) in Cebu. It said this was in compliance with the precautionary measures issued by the respective local government units amid the inclement weather brought by “Agaton.” Affected applicants in the […]
(Eagle News) — The southern portion of Masbate and several parts of Visayas and Mindanao are under Signal No. 1, as Tropical Depression “Agaton” remains stationary over San Pablo Bay. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the following areas of Masbate, in particular, are under the signal number, with “Agaton” located over the coastal waters of Tanauan, Leyte: Dimasalang Palanas Cataingan Pio V. Corpuz Esperanza Placer Cawayan The following areas in […]
