Hanoi (VNA) – Tropical storm Fengshen swept through the northern and central regions of the Philippines on October 19, causing severe damage, according to a report released on October 20 by the country's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).
The fatalities included two females and five males, while one individual was reported injured and two remain missing.
As many as 37,825 families, or 133,196 individuals, were affected by the storm across nine provinces and 35 cities and municipalities. At least 13,710 people were displaced, with 7,511 individuals staying in 166 evacuation centres and 6,199 sheltering elsewhere, the NDRRMC noted.
Flooding hit 48 areas across four regions: Central Luzon, MIMAROPA, Western Visayas, and Eastern Visayas. One city or municipality has declared a state of calamity.
The storm also disrupted key infrastructure, with 12 road sections and 10 bridge sections affected. Around 77% remain impassable, while the rest are open to one-lane traffic.
At sea, 60 seaports were affected, leaving 4,178 passengers, 1,433 rolling cargoes, 13 vessels, and 26 motorboats stranded, the council added.
Meanwhile, residents in Laos are being urged to prepare for widespread heavy rainfall as Fengshen approaches, bringing potential landslides and flash floods.
The storm is expected to cross Vietnam before entering Laos, bringing light to moderate thunderstorms across the country, along with heavy to very heavy rainfall and strong winds in certain regions from October 23 to 24, according to a report from the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology under the Lao Ministry of Agriculture and Environment./.
Tropical storm Fengshen kills at least seven in Philippines
Tropical storm Fengshen lashed the northern and central Philippines on October 19, leaving at least seven people dead and forcing 47,000 to evacuate.
