Agaton News Today

Malacañang on Wednesday expressed its thanks to the South Korean government for showing solidarity with victims of typhoon "Agaton".

The reported death toll due to Storm Agaton rose to 212 as of Sunday morning, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council on Wednesday reported that fatality due to Tropical Storm Agaton has reached 178.

Search, rescue and retrieval (SRR) operations in some landslide-hit areas in Baybay City, Leyte, have been stopped to ensure the safety of rescuers, a disaster official in the region said Tuesday.

Following the onslaught of Tropical Depression Agaton , senatorial candidate Gen. Guillermo Eleazar underscored the need to establish evacuation centers in disaster prone areas in the country.

Authorities vowed they will continue rescue and retrieval operations for victims of Tropical Cyclone Agaton that dumped rains and triggered landslides in Central Philippines last week.

Agaton fatalities rise to 172

President Rodrigo Duterte vowed that the government will provide housing for victims of Tropical Storm “Agaton” (international name: Megi), but admitted that this “would be a long, long process.”

Of these fatalities, only 12 have been confirmed by the NDRRMC, while 155 remain “for validation.”

President Duterte visited the victims of Tropical Depression Agaton in Leyte on Good Friday.