Philippine officials announced the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi, saying the death toll had risen to 16 and infrastructure damage was estimated at about $4 million.
Typhoon Yagi made landfall in the Philippines on the evening of September 1, causing floods and landslides in many areas before leaving the country on September 3. The Philippines’ National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) released statistics on the storm’s aftermath today.
Of the 16 deaths caused by Typhoon Yagi, eight were in Calabarzon, three in Bicol, two in Central Visayas, two in Eastern Visayas and one in Western Visayas. The causes of death were landslides or drowning.
The NDRRMC said 17 people are still missing, in addition to 13 injured. The number of households affected by the bad weather is more than 538,000, equivalent to about two million people, of which more than 9,000 are living in evacuation centers.
A woman wades through a flooded alley in northern Manila, Philippines on September 4. Photo: Reuters
NDRRMC recorded 238 flooded areas, 12 landslides caused by rain, 4 collapsed structures. A total of 5,965 houses were partially or completely damaged.
Infrastructure damage was estimated at more than 223 million pesos ($4 million), while agricultural losses were estimated at 4.3 million pesos ($77,000). The Department of Social Welfare and Development and local government agencies have provided food and non-food assistance worth more than 92 million pesos ($1.6 million) to the affected areas.
People in the Philippine capital Manila wade through a flooded neighborhood due to the impact of Typhoon Yagi on September 5. Photo: AFP
Yagi became a super typhoon after leaving the Philippines on September 4. This afternoon, it made landfall in China’s Hainan province with winds of more than 234 km/h. The storm was more than twice as strong as when it passed over the Philippines.
In response to the storm, Hainan authorities evacuated more than 400,000 people and raised the storm alert to its highest level on September 5. Officials asked people to stay at home and ordered the closure of all businesses, markets, public transportation, tourist attractions and schools.
Typhoon Yagi is expected to enter the Gulf of Tonkin overnight. This is the strongest typhoon in the East Sea in the past 30 years. Around noon on September 7, the eye of the storm will make landfall in Quang Ninh – Nam Dinh provinces, with a strength of level 11-12, gusting to level 15. Authorities advise people to stay off the streets.