Heavy monsoon rains affecting the Philippines over the past 7 days claimed lives of at least 5 people and affected more than 700,000 people, officials said Sunday, July 22, 2018. While Tropical Depression “Josie” approached the country on July 21, two previous storms “Inday” and “Henry” (known internationally as Ampil and Son-tinh) enhanced seasonal southwest monsoon (known in the Philippines as Habagat), further worsening flooding and causing floods and landslides which affected a total of 728,003 people and killed at least 5.
The floods affected 585 villages in 7 regions, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). On the same day (July 21), Dagupan City in Pangasinan was placed under a state of calamity due to massive floods which affected 32 barangays, forcing evacuations. Major roads experienced flooding in some parts of Makati City, particularly in Buendia, in the main business district. READ MORE
