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Tropical Storm Yagi has caused severe damage in the Philippines and killed at least 13 people so far. According to the disaster management authority, seven people were killed by landslides and flooding in the hilly municipality of Antipolo to the east of Manila alone, and four others are missing. “Search and rescue operations are still ongoing,” said Enrilito Bernardo, Antipolo’s disaster management officer, on Tuesday.
Further fatalities were reported from the central provinces: Two people died in a landslide in northern Samar, one person drowned in Negros Oriental, and three people died in the town of Naga in Cebu province. The authorities expect the number of victims to rise further, as some regions have not yet been fully reached.
The storm, locally known as “Enteng”, landed in Casiguran, Aurora, on Monday and caused widespread power outages. Early Tuesday morning, the storm’s center was off the coast of Laoag, Ilocos. According to the weather bureau Pag-asa, Yagi reached wind speeds up to 75 km/h. The Philippines is located in the Pacific typhoon belt and is affected by around 20 tropical storms and typhoons yearly.
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