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Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines (AHN) – As Typhoon Nalgae moved out of the Philippine area of responsibility, it left 18 people dead in Bulacan and many towns in central Luzon provinces flooded.
According to reports, most of the dead were either electrocuted or killed by falling trees.
Nalgae hit the Philippines on Saturday with winds of 140 kilometers per hour (87 miles per hour), and moved towards Vietnam. It is the second typhoon to hit the southeast Asian nation after Nesat battered the country on Tuesday, killing at least 52 people.
The country is still recovering from the two typhoons and a third one is forecast to be heading for the country after the weather bureau spotted another low pressure area.
Worst hit by the floods are the provinces of Pampanga and Bulacan with many towns chest deep in water. The flooding was caused by the Tuesday downpour and the release of water by dam operators to prevent bursting of the dikes. The government expects the flooding in central Luzon to last for three more days.
Many residents had to stay on their rooftops or second floors. Many of them refused to transfer to overcrowded schools converted temporarily into evacuation centers.
Affected residents requested ready-to-eat food and water. The Social Welfare Department has sought assistance from United Nations agencies to send food, water, medicine and emergency care.
The government estimates cost of the damage from Nesat alone at $182 million (PHP 8 billion). Affected directly were 2.7 million residents from 34 provinces of which 165,000 are staying in 500 evacuation centers.
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