The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council says at least 145 people were killed due to the combined effects of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine and Super Typhoon Leon.
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00:00The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council says at least 145 people were killed
00:07due to the combined effects of Severe Tropical Storm Christine and Super Typhoon Leon.
00:12But only 14 of these deaths have been validated so far.
00:16The calamity displaced over 761,000 people, with 115 people reportedly injured while 37
00:23remain missing.
00:24Christine has affected at least 7 million Filipinos across 17 regions in the country.
00:29Bicol's agriculture sector lost at least 2.1 billion pesos, with Camarinas sewer suffering
00:34the most.
00:35Prior to landfall, Christine ravaged the Bicol region, inundating roads, damaging crops and
00:40overwhelming rescuers.
00:41Leon has not made landfall in the Philippines, but authorities aren't yet ruling out possible
00:46landfall in Batanes.