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| Houses in San Francisco, Anini-y, Antique, are no match for the fury of Typhoon “Odette” that rammed through the town on Dec. 18. (Photo by Cindy Loquias) |
[Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] MANILA: The number of individuals who died due to Typhoon Odette has gone up to 378, the latest reports from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) showed on Sunday. NDRRMC spokesperson Mark Timbal in an interview with ABS-CBN’s Teleradyo also said that 742 people sustained injuries after Odette passed over the northern parts of Mindanao and southern portions of Visayas, and Palawan, PH Inquirer reported.
"Our casualty count for Typhoon Odette, we already have a reported 378 fatalities, 378 of our countrymen are dead because of typhoon "Odette", 60 is missing, and 742 are injured,” Timbal said. NDRRMC’s current death toll is higher by 12 compared with Saturday’s 367, while nine more persons were added to the missing list. But aside from the casualty count, the NDRRMC also noted that the number of affected individuals currently being serviced by the government is at 3.952 million — around 34,000 higher than Saturday’s tally.
However, the number of evacuation centers being used by people affected by Typhoon Odette is slowly going down, from 1,204 on Saturday to 1,198 on Sunday — which Timbal said may be an indication that people have started returning to their homes.
