NDRRMC: 162K people in evacuation centers, nearly P135M in agri damage due to 'Agaton'
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.
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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.