OCD: 382,000 people affected as fishermen rescued, hundreds evacuated amid torrential rains
Heavy rains from the southwest monsoon and recent tropical cyclones have affected over 382,000 people across eight regions in the Philippines. Authorities are conducting rescue operations, including the successful retrieval of fishermen, while managing evacuation centers for thousands of displaced families.
Why it matters
It underscores the ongoing vulnerability of the Philippines to extreme weather events and the importance of disaster response infrastructure.
The combined effects of the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) and previous tropical cyclones “Luis” and “Maymay” have affected around 382,000 people in eight regions as heavy rains triggered flooding, landslides, and dangerous sea conditions.
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said the affected population, equivalent to 110,000 families, were recorded in Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Ilocos (Region 1), Cagayan Valley (Region 2), Central Luzon (Region 3), Calabarzon (Region 4A), Mimaropa (Region 4B), Bicol (Region 5), and Zamboanga Peninsula (Region 9).
Of the number, about 2,200 families or 7,300 people were staying inside 86 evacuation centers in the affected areas while 1,132 families or 3,700 people were staying outside evacuation centers.
The death toll remained at six while seven others were injured in incidents linked to the weather disturbances but OCD information officer Diego Mariano said the figures were still subject to validation.
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