As of Tuesday morning October 12, 2021, Maring is now outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility but storm signals are still up in several areas, according to the state weather bureau. The center of “Maring” is estimated to be 765 kilometers west of Calayan, Cagayan, and is headed towards China. The entire Luzon and Western Visayas will experience cloudy skies and rainy weather with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms due to the southwest monsoon, locally known as Habagat, enhanced by severe tropical storm “Maring,” the state weather bureau said. The rest of the country is expected to have fair weather with partly cloudy to cloudy skies, with chances of isolated rain showers due to localized thunderstorms.
Thousands of families in four regions were affected, residents were from the Cagayan Valley, Mimaropa, and Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon, as well as in the Caraga Region in Mindanao. A total of 4,528 families in 122 barangays have been affected. Of this number, 728 families are staying inside evacuation centers, 1,216 families were pre-emptively evacuated in the regions of Ilocos, Eastern Visayas, Cagayan Valley, and Caraga. It said a total of 45 areas in the affected regions were inundated, adding that floodwaters in 17 localities have already subsided. The agency is validating 11 possible deaths, three injuries, and seven missing persons. The local governments of Baguio City, Ilocos Sur, and Pangasinan have suspended classes at all levels and work in government offices.
