People go fishing along the banks of the Marikina River on September 4, 2024, a day after tropical storm Enteng inundated parts of Calabarzon and nearby areas. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News 

MANILA – Deaths due to the effects of tropical storm Enteng have reached 15, with 21 people still missing, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reported on Wednesday. 

In a situation briefing at the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), OCD Operations Service Director Cesar Idio said the death toll included 8 fatalities in Rizal; 2 each in Cebu City, Northern Samar, and Naga City; and 1 in Negros Occidental. Most of these deaths were caused by drowning and landslides.

The missing persons include 2 victims of a flash flood in Northern Samar, 3 in Samar, 1 in Biliran, and 15 fishermen in Camarines Norte.

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Idio also reported 15 injured individuals in Cebu City, Naga City, and Northern Samar.

A total of 21,681 families, or 88,077 people, were displaced by the storm. 

Flooding hit 121 cities or municipalities. Of these, 50 remain flooded, 59 have experienced subsidence, and 12 have receded.

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Additionally, there were 14 incidents of landslides. 

The Department of Agriculture reported a total of P351 million in damage and losses to agriculture, affecting 13,623 farmers. The volume of production loss is 14,814 metric tons, impacting 8,893 hectares of agricultural land, including rice, corn, and high-value crops.