The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reported on Tuesday through spokesman Edgar Posadas that six people had been formally ruled dead as a result of Typhoon Aghon’s devastation.<\/p>\n
OCD claims that just one death has been validated, while the other five are still pending confirmation.
\n“The one recorded death in Region 10 has already been confirmed and reported to us. This is a 14-year-old female. And he is from Misamis Oriental and this is due to multiple physical injuries because he was hit by a collapsed tree, ” said Posadas in an interview on the media
\nBut we still have five reported deaths to confirm, so when it is confirmed, we will also report it.
\nA 39-year-old guy was struck by a falling tree and two males, ages 56 and 22, who drowned, were among the dead.
\nQuezon province is home to six of the seven fatalities that Reuters has recorded.
\nIn the meantime, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council’s (NDRRMC) most recent report states that eight persons were reported injured in Bicol and Northern Mindanao.
\n36,143 people were impacted, the majority of whom were recorded in CALABARZON (19,180) and Bicol (10,349).
\n17,426 individuals, or 4,076 families, were receiving shelter at evacuation facilities; 16,024 of these were in CALABARZON. 1,245 out of 5,614 individuals were staying somewhere else in the interim.
\nAt least 22 houses in Eastern Visayas were damaged.
\n61 of the 97 cities and municipalities without power now have it restored. The water supply in the two impacted locations has been restored. In two of the four impacted sites, communication lines had also been restored.<\/p>\n
Posadas reports that Aghon’s impact has declared a state of calamity for Lucena City, Quezon. Soon, a state of calamity may also be declared in two districts of Quezon.<\/p>\n
Aghon caused the cancellation of a total of 11 domestic and 1 international flight; however, seven of those flights have since resumed.
\n47 of the 60 seaports that were impacted resumed regular operations. In CALABARZON, Bicol, and Central Visayas, there were 449 passengers, 25 rolling goods, six vessels, and five motorbancas that were left stranded.
\nAghon caused work schedules to be suspended in 72 places and classes to be suspended in 109 areas.
\nAccording to PAGASA, the aid of P3,665,997 has been given to the victims in CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Bicol, and Central Visayas.<\/p>\n
According to PAGASA, the\u00a0aid of P3,665,997 has been given to the victims in CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Bicol, and Central Visayas.
\nPresident Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. gave the order for concerned agencies to help Aghon victims before he left for Brunei Darussalam on Tuesday.
\nHe gave his farewell speech at Villamor Air Base in Pasay City, saying, “Tuluyan kong inatasan ang DSWD (Department of Social Welfare and Development), DA (Department of Agriculture), DOH (Department of Health) para makapagbigay ng assistance sa lahat ng mga naging biktima ng Typhoon Aghon.”
\n(I’ve given the DA, DOH, and DSWD instructions to help all Typhoon Aghon victims.)
\nThe Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Department of Transportation (DOTr) need to work together first.
\nTuesday morning, as Typhoon Aghon continued to weaken and move away from Luzon, PAGASA lifted all tropical cyclone wind signals.
\nAghon’s center, according to the state weather service, is projected to be 315 kilometers east of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, packing maximum sustained winds of 130 km\/h in the center, gustiness of up to 160 km\/h, and central pressure of 970 hPa based on all available data.
\nPAGASA declared, “At this time, no wind signal is hoisted.”
\nAghon is the first cyclone to impact the nation this year, and the report stated that it is “unlikely to directly bring a significant amount of rainfall within the next three days.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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