Eleven people were reported dead due to the effects of the low pressure area (LPA) located east of Surigao del Sur, Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Joint Information Center head Diego Agustin Mariano said Tuesday.
Mariano told GMA News Online that as of 8 a.m., 263,906 people or 63,101 families were affected the rainy weather caused by low pressure areas in Bicol, Western Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Mimaropa, Northern Mindanao, Davao, and Bangsamoro.Damage to infrastructure worth P125,490,260 and to agriculture worth P77,934,325 were reported due to the impact of the LPA.In its 11 a.m. advisory, state weather bureau PAGASA said the LPA was located 425 kilometers east of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur at 10 a.m.
While it is less likely to develop as tropical depression, PAGASA said the LPA will bring moderate to heavy with at times intense rains over Sorsogon, Masbate, Eastern Visayas, Dinagat Islands, Surigao Del Norte, Surigao del Sur, and Agusan del Norte. Light to moderate with at times heavy rains will be experienced over Agusan del Sur, regions Davao and Northern Mindanao, as well as the rest of Bicol and the Visayas, it added.
PAGASA warned of possible flooding and rain-induced landslides especially in areas that are prone to these hazards and those with significant antecedent rainfall.
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