NDRRMC: 178 reported dead due to “Agaton”

Written by Kaye Fe on

More in Featured News:

This aerial photo shows the collapsed mountain side and buried houses in the village of Bunga, Baybay town, Leyte province, in southern Philippines on April 12, 2022, a day after a landslide slammed into the village due to heavy rains brought about by tropical storm Megi.
Bobbie ALOTA / AFP

 

(Eagle News) — The death toll due to the onslaught of Tropical Depression Agaton has risen to 178, according to reports, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said.

The NDRRMC said 156 were reported from Eastern Visayas, 17 from Western Visayas, three from Davao, and two from Central Visayas.

Of these, however, 18 deaths have so far been confirmed.

 

Rescuers gather body bags containing dead bodies, victims of a landslide that slammed the village of Pilar in Abuyog town, Leyte province on April 13, 2022, days after heavy rains inundated the town brought about by Tropical Storm Megi. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP)

Over 100–or 111–were reported missing.

So far, damage to agriculture has reached P257,025,441 in Western Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Soccsksargen, and Bangsamoro, the NDRRMC said.

Around P6,950,000 worth of damage to infrastructure was also reported in Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Northern Mindanao, and Bangsamoro.

“Agaton” battered parts of Visayas and Mindanao, and dissipated into a low pressure area after several days.

 

(Eagle News Service)