Deaths from monsoon, tropical storms at 31
Credit to Author: Rhodina Villanueva| Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0800
MANILA, Philippines — The number of reported deaths due to the combined impact of the southwest monsoon and tropical cyclones Crising, Dante and Emong has risen to 31, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said yesterday.
In its 6 a.m. report, the disaster response agency said most of the fatalities were reported in Metro Manila.
Only two deaths have been confirmed so far – one each in Northern Mindanao and Caraga.
The NDRRMC said the remaining 29 reported fatalities – nine in the National Capital Region, six in Western Visayas, five in Calabarzon, three in the Negros Island Region, two in Central Luzon, two in Northern Mindanao, one in the Davao Region and one in Mimaropa – are still undergoing verification.
The total number of affected families has reached 1,751,776, or 6,276,280 people residing in 6,727 barangays across 17 regions nationwide.
Damage to infrastructure was estimated at P6,500,351,557, while losses in agriculture amounted to P510,305,972. Damage to irrigation systems was pegged at P281,660,000.
Meanwhile, six national roads remained closed to vehicular traffic as of yesterday afternoon due to damage caused by heavy rains brought by the southwest monsoon and typhoons Dante and Emong, according to the Department of Public Works and Highways.
All six affected national roads are located in Luzon – two in Benguet province in the Cordillera Administrative Region, two in Pampanga in Region 3 (Central Luzon) and two in Batangas in Region 4-A.
In Benguet, sections of Kennon Road at Camp 6 Bridge, Sitio Camp 6, Barangay Camp 4 in Tuba were impassable due to debris on the bridge deck. Sections at K0237+350 and K0237+680, both in Sitio Camp 6, Barangay Camp 4, were also closed due to soil collapse.
In Mountain Province, the section from K0424+000 to K0424+030 along the junction of the Talubin-Barlig-Natonin-Paracelis-Calaccad Road in Barlig was likewise impassable due to soil collapse.
In Pampanga, sections of the Baliwag-Candaba-Santa Ana Road and the Candaba-San Miguel Road, both in Candaba, were closed due to flooding.
In Batangas, a section of Diokno Highway in Calaca was closed due to a collapsed roadway, while the Talisay-Laurel-Agoncillo Road in Laurel was rendered impassable by floodwaters. — Rainier Allan Ronda