The Super Typhoon Carina (international name of Gaemi), the third typhoon that entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) for the year of 2024, has predominantly affected thousands of Filipinos for its three-day stay inside the country.
The typhoon entered PAR last Wednesday as it expected to exit the Philippines by Thursday, reaching Taiwan for its next landfall.
Carina make-shifted a big casualty to all Filipinos as the typhoon intensified over the week.
Some provinces including Bataan, Batangas, Bulacan, Cavite, Cotabato, Davao, National Capital Region, Oriental Mindoro, and Romblon were placed under the State of Calamity as they experienced tremendous fatalities including electrocution, landslide, flooding, and drowning.
As of July 25, the number of deaths reached up to 32 as the tropical cyclone exited the country, according to the Philippine National Police.
The National Capital Region Police District reported a total of 11 deaths in areas of Quezon City, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Manila, Pasay, San Juan and Valenzuela, as eight people were reported injured in Quezon City.
Meanwhile, the province of Calabarzon Region 4A reported 11 death tolls including four in Batangas, three in Cavite, and five in Rizal.
Until now, there are still two people missing in Cavite and Rizal while six were injured.
The Central Luzon Police Regional Office 3 announced the official number of nine bodies found dead, including six in Bulacan and three in Pampanga.
In addition, two people were reported missing in Bataan and Zambales while three others were seen injured in Bataan and Pampanga.
According to National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), the number of affected families reached 1.3 million as Butchoy, Carina, and Habagat joined force in exterminating the Philippine Area of Responsibility while Eastern Visayas remained unaffected by the triple storm.
Evacuation centers across the country were filled with 53, 414 families, and a total number of 114, 735 families used other homes for their own shelter.
There has been around P9, 706, 852 reported damage of agricultural loss, P6, 560, 000 worth of irrigation facilities, and P1, 298, 974 infrastructures were destroyed by the tropical cyclone.
With the time of the excessive loss, President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr., visited Barangay Malanday in Valenzuela City and Navotas City as they experienced extreme flood conflict due to dams being opened by the Local Government Unit.
The president distributed relief goods and assistance to the evacuees and affected residents.
President Bongbong also warned dam operations to advise their areas when the dam was being opened to let residents be aware of the possible outcome.
According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration, the Philippines is now in its rainy season starting from the month of June to November and is expected to experience at least a number of 10 to 13 tropical cyclones.
Filipino remembered how typhoons Ondoy and Ulysses destroyed the Philippines as Super Typhoon Carina released about 461.4 millimeters of rain on its first day, equaling the whole amount of rain in the month of July in just 24 hours.
So far, Typhoon Gaemi has been reported as the strongest typhoon for the month of July.
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