Monsoon, Ferdie, Gener leave 20 dead, 14 missing
The Philippine Star|September 19, 2024
Twenty people were killed while 14 others remain missing due to the combined effects of the enhanced southwest monsoon and tropical cyclones Ferdie and Gener, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said yesterday.
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Monsoon, Ferdie, Gener leave 20 dead, 14 missing

Nine fatalities were reported in Mimaropa, four each in Western Visayas and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), two in Zamboanga Peninsula and one in Central Visayas.

The Office of Civil Defense and NDRRMC said the figures were still being validated.

The NDRRMC previously logged 10 deaths due to Ferdie and the southwest monsoon.

Of the 14 missing people, 12 were recorded in Mimaropa and one each in Regions 6 and 9.

Eleven injured people were reported in the BARMM, Mimaropa and Soccsksargen.

Around 156,524 families residing in 1,178 barangays in 12 regions were affected by the tropical cyclones and the southwest monsoon.

Most of the affected people were in Western Visayas, with 256,593 people or 73,512 families.

The weather disturbances damaged 789 houses and destroyed 141 others.

Damage to infrastructure was estimated at P2.401 million.

Ferdie left the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) on Sept. 14.

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