Carina, Butchoy death toll hits 14; some 51,000 still in shelters

The death toll due to the effects of the southwest monsoon and Supertyphoon “Carina” (international name: Gaemi) as well as Tropical Depression “Butchoy” rose to 14 on Thursday, leaving more than a million people affected in various parts of the Philippines, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).

Six more fatalities were added to the death toll from the previous eight deaths recorded in Mindanao, the NDRRMC said in its situation report released on Thursday.

Two have remained missing and two others were injured, the agency said. Of the six newly recorded deaths, one was a 40-year-old man who died due to drowning in Quezon City, while the five other deaths in Calabarzon were undergoing validation.

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