PHILIPPINE President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Tuesday sought a deal with drug companies for cheap nonprescription flu medicines for victims of Typhoon Nalgae (Paeng), as the death toll hit 110. READ
Mr. Marcos, who flew to Maguindanao del Norte province in the country’s south, said medicines were not being prioritized in disaster response.
Several areas in Maguindanao del Sur and Maguindanao del Norte were still submerged in floodwater, according to the local disaster agency. The agency said 69 people had been injured, while 63 were still missing. The typhoon affected 2.42 million people from 741,777 families in 70 provinces. Ten bridges in the province were damaged, one of which would have made relief efforts to Cotabato province, which is 114.5 kilometers away from Maguindanao, easier.Many businesses incurred additional losses after the typhoon led to brownouts, forcing some establishments to use fossil fuel generators to continue their operations during the storm.
Queenie’s maximum sustained winds had weakened to 45 kilometers from 65 kilometers per hour , it said in an 11 a.m. bulletin. Its gustiness also fell to 55 kph from 80 kph as it moved westward.Queenie brought light to moderate with at times heavy rains over Caraga and Davao Oriental in southern Philippines, the agency said, adding that flooding and rain-induced landslides were possible.
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