Typhoon Yagi claims 15 lives in Philippines

The death toll from flash flooding and landslides caused by Typhoon Yagi and the southwest monsoon in the Philippines has risen to 15, while 15 people been injured and 21 still missing, according to the country's Office of Civil Defence (OCD).

Since last weekend, torrential rain dumped by Yagi and the monsoon has triggered massive flooding in the Philippine capital and many parts of the archipelago nation, the Xinhua News Agency reported. 

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Residents evacuate from flooded areas due to Typhoon Yagi in Rizal province, the Philippines, on September 2, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)

Yagi, which blew out of the Philippines on September 4 morning, has affected nearly 450,000 families or 1.7 million people, mostly in the Bicol region. Almost 89,000 displaced people have had to stay in government-run shelters. 

The typhoon also has damaged agriculture and infrastructure worth 351 million PHP (about 6.2 million USD)./.

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