This was a previous tally prepared by an agency AFP Based on numbers Local authorities It was reported that 100 people were killed.
Storm Trami hit the main island of Luzon on Thursday, displacing about 575,000 people and hundreds of villages were submerged by floodwaters, according to the National Disaster Response Agency in the Philippines.
The agency said on Sunday that at least 42 people were still missing.
“The death toll may rise in the coming days as first responders are able to reach previously isolated locations,” Edgar Posadas, director of the Civil Protection Office, told AFP.
Police in the worst-affected Bicol region, western Luzon, recorded 41 deaths, mainly as a result of drowning.
In Camarines Sur province, part of the region, “many residents” were still stuck on the roofs and upper floors of their homes Sunday, according to Bicol Region Police Director Andre Dizon.
In Batangas, located two hours’ drive south of the capital, Manila, the death toll rose to 60 people, mainly due to landslides, according to regional police chief Jacinto Malinao.
Police, coast guards and a diving team searched for a family of seven in Taal Lake in this area on Sunday.
The National Disaster Management Agency said that Storm Trami headed west and made landfall in central Vietnam on Sunday afternoon, bringing with it heavy rain and winds reaching speeds of up to 75 kilometers per hour.
Government media reported that trees and power lines fell in the coastal city of Da Nang (central), and the death of 3 people in Vietnam.
The Vietnamese authorities prevented boats from sailing, closed four airports, and evacuated about 25,000 people before the storm arrived.
The Philippines regularly experiences storms and hurricanes, causing damage and dozens of deaths every year.
But according to experts, storms in the Asia-Pacific region have begun to form closer to the coast, intensify faster and hit land for longer periods due to climate change.
