At least ten dead and two still missing due to heavy rains and flooding The outbreak has plagued several areas in the east and south of the Philippines since Monday, the natural disasters department reported on Thursday.
In its latest update, the national emergency team further stated: More than 8,000 people are displaced from their homes in different evacuation centers due to the storm. Affects more than 430,000 people in various parts of the country.
The areas most affected by the rains are the island of Samar – where two people died, the whereabouts of the remaining eight is unknown – and Mindanao, in the eastern and southern parts of the archipelago, where the rainfall caused flooding and landslides.
As noted by the state meteorological agency (PAGASA) this Thursday, the rains will continue in the coming hours and likely extend into Mindanao and much of the central region of Visayas into the weekend, but the storm is unlikely to turn into a tropical storm. .
The Philippines, hit by 15 to 20 cyclones each year, is among the countries most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Experts from international organizations point to slums as the main factor in the large number of deaths from natural disasters in the country, which indicates the poor state of infrastructure.