Philippines death toll from tropical storm Yagi rises to 13

At least 13 people have died in the Philippines due to tropical storm Yagi, while schools and government offices were closed in Manila and nearby provinces on Tuesday because of expected bad weather.

Yagi, locally known as Enteng, made landfall on Monday in the eastern town of Casiguran in Aurora province, knocking out power in the municipality, disaster officer Elson Egargue said by phone.

As of 8 a.m. (0000 GMT), the center of the storm was in coastal waters off the northern city of Laoag in Ilocos province, state weather agency Pag-asa said in a bulletin.

Yagi had sustained winds of 75 km per hour (47 mph) and was expected to move northwest over the South China Sea.
Seven people were killed due to landslides and drowning in Antipolo city while four were reported missing after a landslide and flash flood swept them away.

"Search and rescue is ongoing," Antipolo disaster officer Enrilito Bernardo said by phone.Fatalities were also reported in the country's central provinces. Two died in Northern Samar due to a landslide, and one person drowned in Negros Oriental, officials said. Three people died in the eastern city of Naga, according to disaster officer Ernesto Elcamel.

An 8-month-old baby girl was pronounced dead on arrival in a local hospital after she was found unconscious and floating in the flooded bedroom of their house in Barangay Calauag on Monday morning, said the Naga City police.

Another two deaths reported in the central city of Cebu have not yet been officially confirmed as caused by the storm, according to a disaster officer who declined to be named.

The Philippines typically records an average of 20 tropical storms and typhoons annually.

  

Reuters

Residents clean the mud out of their home after it was flooded due to heavy rains brought by Tropical storm Yagi, locally known as Enteng, in Baras, Rizal province, Philippines, September 2, 2024.