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.
- According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, the onslaught of habagat and three cyclones—Crising, Dante, and Emong—caused casualties during recent flooding, with Crising exiting the Philippine Area of Responsibility on July 19.
- Travel disruptions intensified as nearly 3,000 houses were damaged, DepEd reported extensive classroom losses, and flights were canceled on July 24.
- The NDRRMC reported that 77 towns declared a state of calamity, and the US pledged P13.8 million in aid, following President Marcos's rescue orders.
- According to Pagasa, the storm is forecast to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility by July 26, President Marcos called the floods the `new normal`, and forecasters expect more storms this year.
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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…
On Friday, the Philippine National Disaster Management Agency reported 25 deaths and eight missing during the passing of Typhoon Co-May, which has just been demolished into a tropical storm.
Tropical Storm Co-May Adds To Philippines' Deadly Week, Forcing 278,000 Evacuations
A tropical storm was blowing across the Philippines' mountainous north Friday, worsening more than a week of bad weather that has caused at least 25 deaths and prompted evacuations in villages hit by flooding and landslides.
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