NDRRMC: ‘Maring’ casualties rise to 11
MANILA, Philippines — Eleven people have died so far due to Severe Tropical Storm Maring (Kompasu), the latest figures from disaster authorities show.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council has also marked seven people missing and three injured as of 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Four of the casualties were children. Three of those missing are minors as well.
A total of 19,147 persons or 4,528 families across 122 barangays have been affected.
Of these, 6,567 have been displaced — 3,221 are spread across 27 evacuation centers while the rest are sheltering elsewhere.
PAGASA in its 5 p.m. bulletin said Maring made its way out of the Philippine Area of Responsibility at 11 a.m. this morning but added that storm signals are still in effect.
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