The number of deaths after passing super typhoon fanwong through the northwest of Philippines That number has increased to 25, according to the country’s Civil Defense Agency. Phenomenon known as “Uwan‘ has so far left 29 people injured and two missing in local territory, with its devastating impact displacing 2.4 million people.
The Deputy Executive Director of this organization is Bernardo Rafaelito Alexander IVSeven deaths have been added since the last balance, bringing the total to 19 in the Cordillera Administrative Region, the area hardest hit by the tropical cyclone. The death toll includes three deaths in Cagayan Valley and one each in Bicol, Western Visayas, and Eastern Visayas.
The typhoon, which reached super typhoon status with maximum sustained wind speeds of 185 km/h, hit Aurora province in the northeastern Philippines on Sunday.
The storm then weakened to a tropical cyclone as it moved into the South China Sea and is now moving northwest. Potential impact on Taiwan It starts Thursday, according to a report from state meteorologists.
The storm’s vast 1,800-kilometre (1,800-kilometre) wide spread intensified its impact on the mountains and agricultural plains of the north, causing strong winds and heavy rain that left at least 132 villages inundated. In one of them, several residents were trapped on the roofs of their homes due to sudden rising waters. 4,100 homes were damagedReported by Bernardo Alejandro.
Although the typhoon has weakened, there is still a risk of rain in some areas in the north. Luzon Island and in the metropolitan area Manila. “Although the typhoon has passed, its rains still pose a danger to certain areas in northern Luzon, including Metro Manila,” the Civilian Deputy Secretary of Defense warned.
Fongwon is the second typhoon to hit the archipelago in weeks after the devastating typhoon passed. Karmegicaused the above 230 people died, 112 is missing and 512 people injured previous week. Due to the deadly storm, authorities canceled classes and public activities to prevent Phong Wong’s arrival.
Considering the scale of the destruction caused by Kalmegi and the expected damage caused by Hungwon (locally known as Uwan), the President said: ferdinand marcos jr. A state of emergency was declared in the most affected areas.
Dipayan Bhattacharyya, deputy director of the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) in the Philippines, said the recent super typhoons and Karmaegi, which hit just a week ago, have affected a total of 8.3 million people and displaced 1.4 million people in the Philippines.
Program directors emphasized that these numbers are likely to increase as updates arrive from the hardest-hit areas. Mr. Bhattacharyya emphasized the importance of preventive measures being taken. WFP sent 4,000 Philippine pesos (59 euros) to 42,000 households in Aurora, Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela and Nueva Ecija provinces in the northern part of the archipelago to help alleviate the immediate impact of the super typhoon.
These activities were supported by invoiceapproved two months ago, allows the Philippine government to transfer funds before a disaster occurs.
he world food program We distributed food to approximately 1 million people and prepared approximately 187,000 food kits, enough to feed a family for three days. In addition, the United Nations supplied generators and warehouse logistics equipment, and worked with local governments to deploy mobile communications equipment to restore connectivity in typhoon-hit areas.
(Information from EP and Associated Press)
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