Two reported deaths are undergoing validation after the southwest monsoon enhanced by Typhoon Inday affected thousands of families across several parts of the Philippines, particularly in Mindanao.
According to the Management of the Dead and Missing Cluster, authorities are validating reports that two people died in separate incidents involving drowning and a rain-induced landslide in Bukidnon and another area in Northern Mindanao.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported that 10,984 families, or an estimated 50,000 individuals, have been affected by Typhoon Inday and the enhanced southwest monsoon.
Most of the affected residents are from Northern Mindanao, the SOCCSKSARGEN region, and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
Authorities also recorded 74 flooded areas and seven rain-induced landslides in Northern Mindanao. A total of 1,177 families remain temporarily sheltered in evacuation centers.
In an interview with Brigada NewsFM Manila, Office of Civil Defense spokesperson Junie Castillo said authorities also monitored two impassable roads in SOCCSKSARGEN, along with power interruptions in Western Visayas and the Zamboanga Peninsula.
The government has pre-positioned food and non-food supplies, emergency equipment, and search-and-rescue teams in affected areas to support ongoing response operations.
Authorities continue to closely monitor weather conditions as additional rainfall is expected in parts of the Visayas and Luzon due to the enhanced southwest monsoon.
The NDRRMC Operations Center remains under Blue Alert to ensure continuous monitoring and coordination of disaster response efforts.
The agency is also maintaining its response operations for communities affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck off Maasim, Sarangani, while responding to the impacts of Typhoon Inday and the enhanced southwest monsoon.
