One person was killed while two others were injured as a result of Typhoon Egay and Habagat in the Philippines, something that has already displaced thousands according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council this Wednesday.
In the last report of the NDRRMC, 180,439 people have been affected by the typhoon, including:
dead: 1
wounded: 2
displaced: 11,041
inside evacuation centers: 8,917
outside evacuation centers: 2,124
It is said that one of the dead is from CALABARZON while another is also from the same region and from Western Visayas. The NDRRMC continuously verifies the same.
The amount of infrastructure damage has reached P1.5 million so far in relation to the typhoon, recorded in MIMAROPA, Region 6 and Region 12.
49 houses were partially damaged by the typhoon while eight were completely destroyed. The damaged residences are valued at P195,000 so far.
There is no data yet when it comes to the amount of damage to the agricultural sector.
1 dead while over 11,000 displaced due to Typhoon Egay — NDRRMC
Several incidents of falling trees (4), flooding (58), soil erosion (5), landslides (15) and tornadoes (4) have been reported so far by the NDRRMC.
The center of the eye of Typhoon Egay was estimated based on all available data at 70 km West Northwest of Calayan, Cagayan, Pagasa reported on its latest severe weather bulletin.
Under the influence of EGAY and the enhanced Southwest Monsoon, a Gale Warning is in effect over several coastal waters along the seaboards of Luzon and Visayas.
Egay is forecast to track generally northwestward or north northwestward and pass over the waters south and southwest of Taiwan. It is forecast to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility tomorrow morning. Outside the PAR region, EGAY will cross the Taiwan Strait and make landfall in the vicinity of Fujian, China on Friday morning.
Egay will weaken throughout the forecast period, although the rate of weakening will not be rapid due to slightly favorable environment offsetting the impact of land interaction with the rugged terrain of Northern Luzon and Taiwan. A more rapid weakening is expected once EGAY makes landfall and moves inland over mainland China, with the tropical cyclone degenerating into a remnant low by Saturday.
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