‘Odette’ death toll rises to 367, 62 missing

According to data released by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), the number of deaths brought upon by the onslaught of Typhoon Odette has gone up to 367.

This was the latest information released on Saturday at 8:00 a.m.

The number of injured people has risen to 732. 62 individuals remain missing.

Meanwhile, 918,877 families or 3,567,588 individuals were affected by the Typhoon. – Report from Bea Bernardo/PG – bny

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