Manila: The death toll from tropical Storm Nalgae, which hit the Philippines last week, has risen to 98, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said on Monday.
According to the country’s disaster agency, 69 people were injured and about 63 others were reported missing.
President Ferdinand Marcos is considering a recommendation from the disaster-management agency to declare a national state of calamity for one year, which would trigger a price freeze and the release of emergency funds.
The storm, locally called Paeng, affected about 590,000 families as it hit areas across the three major island groups of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.
Nalgae is forecast to leave the Philippines this afternoon or evening, the state weather bureau said in its latest report Monday.
