People wade through waist-deep floods in Kalentong and Shaw Blvd in Mandaluyong City on July 24, 2024 as the typhoon Carina-enhanced habagat batters Metro Manila. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

MANILA — The habagat enhanced by typhoon Carina left at least 21 people dead, the Philippine National Police said Thursday. 

Quoting the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said 15 others were injured while 5 were missing as of 10 a.m.

Some 245,000 families or 1.1 million people were affected by habagat, Carina, and tropical cyclone Butchoy, the NDRRMC said in an 8 a.m. report.  

Marikina rescue boat capsizes while helping Carina victims

It said the bad weather left around 9.7 million in agricultural damage.

The twin cyclones and habagat also left 49 roads and 8 bridges impassable, and knocked down the power in 69 cities and towns. 

Floods challenge residents and commuters, put them at risk of leptospirosis

At least 292 houses were damaged, the NDRRMC added. 

The government has prepositioned nearly P3.8 billion in aid and distributed P776,000 worth of assistance so far. 

Butchoy left the Philippine area last weekend. 

Meanwhile, Carina this week intensified the habagat or southwest monsoon, which brought relentless rains that triggered floods and landslides in parts of Luzon. 

Carina-enhanced habagat to bring more rains until weekend

Rescuers were deployed across Metro Manila to help evacuate people from low-lying homes after downpours turned streets into rivers, trapping vehicles.

A state of calamity was declared for the region, unlocking funds for relief efforts. 

Metro Manila declares state of calamity due to Typhoon Carina

Government offices were shut and classes suspended, more than 100 domestic and international flights were canceled, and tens of thousands of customers lost power because of the weather.

Some shopping malls and churches offered temporary shelter to people affected.

— With a report from Agence France-Press