US EditionTropical storm adds to Philippines’ weather toll with 25 dead and 278,000 evacuated this week
PHILIPPINES, JUL 25 – Severe Tropical Storm Emong and the southwest monsoon displaced about 278,000 people and caused at least 25 deaths, with states of calamity declared in multiple provinces.
- On July 25, Severe Tropical Storm Emong drenched northern Philippines following a second landfall, raising the death toll to 25 and prompting mass evacuations.
- While Crising did not make landfall, NDRRMC noted casualties during the onslaught of the habagat and three cyclones—Crising, Dante, and Emong—after Crising exited PAR on July 19.
- Travel disruptions intensified as nearly 3,000 houses were damaged, DepEd reported extensive classroom losses, and flight cancellations disrupted travel on July 24.
- The United States pledged P13.8 million in aid, President Ferdinand Marcos ordered rescue deployments, and the NDRRMC reported 77 areas declared calamity zones.
- Forecasters predict more storms will hit the Philippines, as Pagasa forecasts the storm will exit the PAR by July 26, and President Marcos called the floods the `new normal`.
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At the other end of the globe, the Philippines lives at the rate of typhoons. The archipelago has been wiped out three in a week. There are at least 25 dead and several missing. Dozens of flights have had to be cancelled and schools closed. In the capital city of Manila, some roads are inaccessible, others used only by the most enduring vehicles. By the end of 2025, forecasters anticipate a dozen more tropical storms in the Philippines. (Interna…
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