Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos JR declared a state of emergency after Typhoon Kalmaegi left at least 114 people missing in the central provinces of the country that hit the country this year.
The deaths are mostly from drowning in flash floods, and 127 people are still missing, many in the hard-hit Cebu province. The tropical cyclone that left the archipelago on Wednesday in the South China Sea.
The typhoon’s attack affected nearly 2 million people and displaced more than 560,000 villagers, including nearly 450,000 evacuees, the defense ministry said.
The “State of National Calamity in Marcos, which was held in a meeting of disaster response officials on Thursday on Thursday, which will prevent the government from hiking food and overpricing.
While still dealing with the deadly and destructive effects of Kalmaegi in the central region of the country, disaster response officials have confirmed that a Super Tropic of Super Tymoon will hit the northern Philippines early next week.
Among the dead attributed to Kalmaegi officials are six people who were killed when a Philippine Air Force helicopter crashed in the southern Province of Agusan del Sur on Tuesday. Crews are continuing to provide humanitarian aid to storm-battered provinces, the military said. It didn’t cause the crash.
Kalmaegi caused flash floods and caused a river and other waterways to swell in the province of Cebu. The resulting flooding surrounded communities of residents, forcing residents to climb onto their roofs, where they begged to be rescued as the flood began to flood officials.
At least 71 people died in Cebu, mostly due to falls, while 65 others were reported missing and 69 injured, the civil protection office said.
It added that 62 others were reported missing in the center of the province of Negros Occidental, which is located near Cebu.
“We did everything we could for the storm but, you know, there are some unexpected things like Flash flooding, Pamela Baricuatro, said by phone.
The problems may be more severe with years of quarrying that causes clogging of nearby rivers, which overflow, and substandard control profects in the province of Cebu, Baricuatro said.
A corruption scandal involving substandard or non-existent flood control projects across the Philippines has fueled public anger and street protests in recent months.
Cebu is still recovering from a 6.9-magnitude earthquake on September 30 that left at least 79 people dead and displaced thousands as houses collapsed or were severely damaged.
Ferries and fishing boats were prohibited from leaving in rough seas during the storm, which accounted for more than 3,500 passengers and car truck docks, Coasts said. At least 186 domestic flights were canceled.
The Philippines is hit by about 20 typhoons and typhoons every year. The country is often hit by earthquakes and has more than a dozen active volcanoes, making it one of the most affected countries in the world.