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"His Holiness Pope Francis wishes to express his solidarity with all those suffering in the wake of the storm. He also offers the assurance of prayers for the dead, injured, and displaced as well as those engaged in recovery efforts,” Parolin wrote.

The first cyclone to hit the country this year, Agaton caused 676 areas to be flooded and affected 291 road sections and 12 bridge sections. 9,622 houses were damaged, good for an estimated cost of P709,500. The total cost of infrastructure is at P6.9 million.

The rain-sodden mountain crumbled, sending a wall of mud and earth smashing into Pilar and sweeping houses into the sea. Most of the settlement was buried. 

The death toll from landslides and floods in the Philippines rose to 80 on Wednesday with scores missing and feared dead, officials said, as rescuers dug up more bodies with bare hands and backhoes in crushed villages.

The price freeze will take effect in areas under state of calamity, the Department of Energy said Thursday.

Tropical Cyclone Agaton that dumped rains and caused landslides in Central Philippines has affected more than 920,000 people in nine regions in the country.

Tropical Cyclone Agaton that dumped rains and caused landslides in Central Philippines has affected more than 920,000 people in nine regions in the country.

NDRRMC said majority of the casualties or 37 come from Eastern Visayas or Region 8.

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): From a tropical storm, Agaton (international name: Megi) has weakened into a tropical depression, but not before heavy rains pounded parts of the Visayas and Mindanao, leaving at least 25 people dead and eight missing.

Just when people thought it was safe to travel again for the Holy Week break after two years of COVID lockdowns, the first tropical cyclone of the year hammered parts of the Visayas and Mindanao.