Seventeen people were reported dead, while approximately 514,700 were affected by the southwest monsoon (habagat) strengthened by Typhoon Inday, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Saturday (July 11).
According to the Philippine News Agency (PNA), the deaths were caused by drowning and landslides, with two recorded in Bukidnon; 10 in Malapatan, Sarangani; and five in Calanogas, Lanao Del Sur.
Four people were also reported injured by landslides in Torrijos, Marinduque; Malapatan; and Calanogas.
Nine people were reported missing—three from Malapatan and six from Calanogas.
At least 14,000 families have been displaced, with 2,900 of them in evacuation centers.
87 Injured in Taiwan
Focustaiwan.tw reported that Typhoon Bavi, which struck Taiwan on Saturday (July 11), injured 87 people, prompted the evacuation of 14,476 residents nationwide, and cut off power to 177,485 households.
As of 3:00 p.m. Saturday, there were 1,456 reports of fallen trees and infrastructure damage caused by the typhoon, mostly in New Taipei and Taichung, and 614 reports were pending.
Super Typhoon Bavi
Typhoon Bavi has been on a long journey since forming as a tropical storm near the Micronesian Islands in the western Pacific Ocean on Thursday (July 2). Bavi then strengthened into a typhoon and then a super typhoon as it crossed the Northern Mariana Islands.
