At least 73 dead from ”Ulysses”

November 17, 2020

The death toll from Typhoon ''Ulysses'' has reached to 73, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Tuesday.

NDRRMC said there were 24 injured and 19 missing persons in Cagayan Valley, Calabarzon, Bicol and Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).

The number of affected population in Ilocos, Cagayan, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol, NCR, and CAR is 727,738 families and 3,052,049 persons.

Among the affected population, 70,784 families or 283,656 individuals were being served inside  2,205 evacuation centers.

Damage to agriculture climbed to P2,715,299,906.00 while damage to infrastructure reached P5,256,272,751.28.

A total of 39,808 houses  were damaged, of which 4,473 were destroyed. Robina Asido/DMS