Residents evacuate from their flooded homes due to a swollen river caused by heavy rains and induced by Super Typhoon Pepito in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan province on November 18, 2024. Floodwaters submerged houses and highways in the northern Philippines on November 18 after water released from a dam following Typhoon Pepito caused a major river to break its banks. John Dimain, AFP

MANILA — A trio of destructive typhoons this month left some P478 million in damage to agriculture and infrastructure, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Tuesday. 

Typhoons Nika, Ofel, and Pepito damaged some P469.8 million in infrastructure in Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, and the Cordilleras, the NDRRMC said in its 8 a.m. report. 

It said the wave of cyclones also damaged P8.6 million worth of crops, livestock, and farm equipment. 

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The weather disasters affected some 1.8 million people, around 453,000 of whom fled to evacuation centers. 

The NDRRMC has yet to confirm any fatality from the three typhoons, but said at least 25 people were injured. Local officials meanwhile reported that Pepito killed at least 8 people. 

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The cyclones spawned flooding in six regions, knocked out power in around a hundred areas, and destroyed around 1,500 houses. 

At least 20 cities and towns have declared a state of calamity to tap additional funds and impose a price freeze on basic goods, the NDRRMC said. 

Government provided P54 million worth of aid so far, it said.

Climate change is increasing the intensity of storms, leading to heavier rains, flash floods and stronger gusts.

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US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, in Manila for talks with his Philippine counterpart and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., announced Monday an additional $1 million in humanitarian aid to victims of the recent storms.

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— With a report from Agence France-Presse