34 people are still missing. More than 100 houses were buried by masses of earth in Maguindanao province. In total, more than 2.4 million people are affected.
Many residents of Manila were also forced to evacuate their homes.
(dpa)
The death toll from tropical storm Nalgae in the Philippines has continued to rise. According to civil protection, 132 deaths were recorded by Tuesday, and 34 people are still missing. The number of injured rose to more than 100. At the end of last week, the violent storm initially triggered flooding and landslides in the south of the island state. In Maguindanao province, more than 100 houses were swept away by the floods or buried by masses of earth.
“Nalgae” then moved northwest over the weekend. There was heavy rainfall and flooding, especially in the Western Visayas region and in the provinces of Cavite, Laguna and Batangas south of the capital Manila. In total, more than 2.4 million people are affected. Hundreds of thousands had to leave their homes. Many are housed in evacuation centers.
The storm, which is called “Paeng” in the Philippines, left the country on Monday afternoon (local time) and headed towards southern China. However, a new tropical storm was moving toward the island nation. The weather agency expected that “Banyan” would weaken but bring a lot of rain.