Announcements
29/09/2009: Latest Updates on Typhoon Ondoy
29 SEPTEMBER 2009 WASHINGTON, D.C. – As of 29 September 2009, 6:00 AM (Manila Time), the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) issued the following updates on the ongoing relief and recovery operations with regard to Typhoon Ondoy (Ketsana).
- Number of Persons Rescued – 12,359 persons
- Declaration of State of National Calamity in the following areas in view of the extensive effects of Tropical Storm “Ondoy”
- The whole of National Capital Region (NCR)
- CAR, Mt. Province, Ifugao and Benguet
- Region I: Pangasinan, La Union and Ilocos Sur
- Region II: Isabela, Quirino and Nueva Vizcaya
- Region III: Aurora, Nueva Ecija, Zambales, Pampanga, Bulacan, Tarlac and Bataan
- Region IV-A: Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon
- Region IV-B: Mindoro (Occidental and Oriental) and Marinduque
- Region V: Catanduanes, Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur
- Summary of Affected Population
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- 319,881 families / 1,872,036 persons
- No. of Evacuation Centers: 607
- Total Evacuees
- Inside ECs – 74,695 families / 374,890 persons
- Outside ECs – 40,047 families / 234,658 person
- Casualties
- Dead – 240
- NCR – 101, CAR – 3, Region III – 37, IV-A – 99
- Missing – 37 (1 in CAR, 1 in Region 9, 1 in Region II, 7 in Region III, 20 in Region IV-A)
- Injured – 5 (1 in Sta. Cruz, Laguna, 1 in Cavite and 3 in Kabayan, Benguet)
- Dead – 240
- Cost of Damages
- Total – PhP 2,339,620,884.00
- Infrastructure – PhP1,517,096.00
- Agriculture – PhP882,524,884.00
- Damaged Houses – Grand Total – 3,27
- Totally – 2,223
- Partially – 1,049
- Total – PhP 2,339,620,884.00
- Cost of Assistance
- Total – PhP7,670,743.00