19-07-2025
Crising causes flooding, evacuations, 2 reported missing
Philippine Coast Guard members assist 151 residents on Friday, July 18, 2025, as they evacuate following flooding due to Tropical Storm Crising in Ilog, Negros Occidental. PCG
Tropical Storm Crising brought heavy rains and caused flooding and evacuations in many areas overnight. Two people were also reported missing, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).
Twenty-six areas were flooded in the country - two in Region 1, three in Mimaropa, two in Region 6, and nineteen in Region 7, according to NDRRMC's 6 a.m. report. Of these, flooding in two areas were reported receding.
A total of 96,791 individuals or 37,598 families in 417 barangays were affected by Crising. The NDRRMC said 3,556 families or 11,689 individuals were staying in evacuation centers. Meanwhile, 1,781 families or 6,012 individuals stayed outside evacuation centers.
Two people were reported missing in Region 6, to be validated by the NDRRMC.
Meanwhile, as of Saturday morning, 26 roads and four bridges were not passable.
A total of 1,875 individuals were stranded in various ports from 12 a.m. to 4 a.m. on Saturday, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said.
The PCG also said 81 vessels, 37 motorbancas, and 591 rolling cargoes were stranded. Those taking shelter meanwhile, were 57 vessels and 106 motorbancas, it added.
A total of 4,595 families required assistance in Regions 1 and 6, the NDRRMC said. Total cost of assistance needed to assist the 4,595 families is P2,572,977.73. Meanwhile, 3,840 families were already assisted. —KG, GMA Integrated News
