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GMA Network
3 days ago
- Climate
- GMA Network
9.7M Filipinos affected by recent Habagat, Crising, Dante, Emong —NDRRMC
A car was smashed by a boulder that rolled down a mountain along Kennon Road in Benguet on July 19, 2025 amid heavy rains from Tropical Storm Crising and the Southwest Monsoon. Courtesy: Baguio City Public Information Office/ Facebook The number of Filipinos affected by the recent Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) and tropical cyclones Crising, Dante, and Emong went up to 9,720,352 individuals or 2,661,857 families, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Sunday. Of this number, 7,479 families or 28,500 individuals were served inside evacuation centers, while 265 ECs and 11,957 families or 40,597 persons were served outside evacuation centers, the NDRRMC said in its situational report. The reported death toll meanwhile, remained at 37, with five already validated and 32 still for validation. Injuries were still numbered 32, with 24 validated and eight still to be validated. "A total of 108,375 damaged houses are reported in Region 1, Region 2, CAR, Region 3, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Region 5, Region 6, NIR, Region 7, Region 9, Region 10, Region 11, Region 12, CARAGA, BARMM," the NDRRMC said. Meanwhile, the road sections affected were still at 815, and bridges damaged were 43. Damage to agriculture was still at P3,159,733,667.11 representing production loss, and 98,307 farmers and fisherfolk were affected. Infrastructure damage was still pegged at P16,506,257,464.1, with affected regions as follows: Region 1, Region 2, CAR, Region 3, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Region 5, Region 6, NIR, Region 10, Region 12. —KG, GMA Integrated News
Arab Times
19-07-2025
- Climate
- Arab Times
Massive Boulder Destroys House and Car During Storm in the Philippines
BAGUIO CITY, July 19: Heavy rains and strong winds brought by Severe Tropical Storm 'Crising' triggered rockslides in Baguio City on Saturday, causing a massive boulder to break free from a mountainside and crash into a house and a parked car along Kennon Road in Barangay Camp 7, authorities reported. According to the Baguio City Public Information Office, citing the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO), the incident occurred at approximately 1:15 p.m. Fortunately, the house had been evacuated before the rockslide, and no human injuries were reported. However, a pet dog of an exotic bully breed was killed when the boulder struck the residence. Emergency teams from the CDRRMO, barangay officials, and personnel from the Baguio City District Engineering Office responded promptly to assess the damage and implement measures to prevent further incidents.
