THE Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said that they had received reports of 13 people dead due to the onslaught of Tropical Storm Enteng and the southwest monsoon.
But the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council says they are verifying 10 deaths reported to them.
According to OCD spokesperson Edgar Posadas, there were 8 deaths reported in Rizal, while there are three in Bicol, and two in Cebu province.
“Meron pong dalawa sa Cebu. Ito po yung nabagsakan ng pader tapos yung isa pong pader na nakakabit sa bahay. Meron din tayong kinukumpirma, bina-validate together with our regional office of Bicol. Tatlo po yun. Meron din po dito sa Calabarzon, particularly sa Rizal po, walo po ang kinukumpirma natin diyan. Karamihan po yung sa Antipolo po,” Posadas said in an interview over television station GMA.
Posadas said that they are still verifying reports.
On the other hand, Posadas said 10 people were reported injured in Cebu.
Some 24,043 people or 6,052 families were affected by Enteng in Bicol, including Central and Eastern Visayas regions.
But the NDRRMC, which usually takes time to verify due to its meticulous process, said that they had received reports of 10 deaths as of 8 a.m. Tuesday.
Of the said number, 7 are from Calabarzon, 2 from Central Visayas and 1 in Western Visayas.
But the NDRRMC reported more affected families with 37, 867 or 147,024 individuals from 338 villages spread across the NCR, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Bicol Region, as well as Central and Western Visayas.
The NDRRMC also reported 4 incidents of landslides – three in Calabarzon and one in Western Visayas.
Of the 157 flooded areas reported 124 have subsided and 3 continued to recede.
A total of 56 roads and bridges were damaged and are now subject for structural checking.
Meanwhile, 17 houses were damaged – 9 totally and 8 partially.
On the other hand, some 7,521 families or 38.52% of the 19,525estimated families requiring assistance had been given aid. It translates to P9,017,063.
