The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Thursday afternoon that the deaths due to typhoon “Glenda” has now reached 40.
As of 4 p.m. the reported fatalities were from the regions of Ilocos, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol, Eastern Visayas and Metro Manila. The typhoon also caused injury to 17 people while four others remain missing.
The strong rain and wind brought by the typhoon also caused damage to infrastructure that includes houses, roads and bridges; and agriculture estimated at P49.18 million and P1.13 billion, respectively.
A total of 882,326 people or 167,293 families in seven regions have been affected by the typhoon.
