By Priam Nepomuceno | Philippine News Agency
The combined death toll from twin typhoons Tino (international name: Kalmaegi) and Uwan (international name: Fung-Wong) has now climbed to 297, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Monday.
Of the total number, 269 were due to Tino—150 in Cebu; 77 in Negros Occidental; 23 in Negros Oriental; six in Agusan del Sur; three in Capiz; two each in Leyte, Southern Leyte, and Dinagat Island; and one each in Antique, Bohol, Iloilo, and Guimaras.
The NDRRMC said 113 persons remained missing due to Tino (57 in Cebu, 50 in Negros Occidental, and six in Negros Oriental), while 523 were injured (451 in Cebu, 41 in Leyte, 28 in Negros Occidental, two in Surigao del Norte, and one in Surigao del Sur).
As for Uwan, which reached super typhoon level, the NDRRMC said 28 were reported killed, broken down into 10 in Ifugao; four in Kalinga; three in Benguet; three in Mountain Province; three in Nueva Vizcaya; and one each in Catanduanes, Capiz, Samar, Sulu and the Cordillera Administrative Region.
Reported injured due to Uwan are placed at 52—18 in Ifugao; 13 in Benguet; five in Camarines Norte; four each in Nueva Vizcaya, Quezon and Mountain Province; and one each in Catanduanes, Laguna, Kalinga and Negros Occidental.
There are also two persons reported missing, one in Kalinga and another in Mountain Province.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Nov. 6 approved the declaration of a state of national calamity following the widespread destruction caused by Tino and in preparation for the onslaught of then-incoming Uwan.
The declaration will hasten relief, rehabilitation, and recovery efforts across affected areas by allowing faster access to calamity funds, price controls on basic commodities, and streamlined deployment of national government assistance.
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said around P838.5 million worth of assistance has already been extended to the victims of the two typhoons. (PNA)
