MANILA, Oct 31 (NNN-PNA) – The death toll has climbed to 80, from severe tropical storm Nalgae, which unleashed floods and set off landslides in several parts of the Philippines, a government disaster agency said late yesterday.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, said in a bulletin that, 38 fatalities have already been confirmed, while 42 others are still being verified. It added that, 31 more persons remain missing.
The agency said, 40 of the deaths were from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region, in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), 18 from the Western Visayas region, 12 from the Calabarzon Region near Metro Manila, four from the Zamboanga Peninsula, three in the Soccsksargen region, two in Eastern Visayas Region and one in the Bicol region.
Most of the missing people were reported from BARMM.
The agency said, Nalgae affected over 1.2 million people. About 150 roads and 60 bridges are impassable as of yesterday, most of which are in the Cagayan Valley region, in the northern Philippines.
During the weekend, over 150 cities and municipalities experienced power interruptions, while seven areas reported water interruptions.
Nalgae is the 16th tropical cyclone to lash the Philippines this year. It slammed into Catanduanes, an island province in the Bicol region, before dawn Saturday.– NNN-PNA
