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Tropical storm adds to Philippines’ weather toll with 25 dead and 278,000 evacuated this week
PHILIPPINES, JUL 25 – Severe Tropical Storm Emong and the southwest monsoon displaced about 278,000 people and caused at least 25 deaths, with states of calamity declared in multiple provinces.
- On July 25, Severe Tropical Storm Emong drenched northern Philippines following a second landfall, raising the death toll and prompting mass evacuations.
- According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, the enhanced southwest monsoon and three cyclones—Crising, Dante and Emong—intensified flooding, with Crising exiting the Philippine Area of Responsibility on July 19.
- Travel disruptions intensified as nearly 3,000 houses were damaged, DepEd reported extensive classroom losses, and flights were canceled on July 24.
- The NDRRMC reported 77 towns declared a state of calamity, and the US pledged P13.8 million in aid, according to the Philippine government and US Embassy.
- Forecasters predict more storms will batter the Philippines, as Pagasa forecasts the storm will exit the PAR by July 26, and President Marcos called floods the `new normal`.
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On Friday, the Philippine National Disaster Management Agency reported 25 deaths and eight missing during the passing of Typhoon Co-May, which has just been demolished into a tropical storm.
·Montreal, Canada
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Tropical Storm Co-May Adds To Philippines' Deadly Week, Forcing 278,000 Evacuations
A tropical storm was blowing across the Philippines' mountainous north Friday, worsening more than a week of bad weather that has caused at least 25 deaths and prompted evacuations in villages hit by flooding and landslides.
·New Delhi, India
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Boats bring Philippine flood victims to safety as death toll rises
Rescuers in the northern Philippines used boats to pick up residents stranded by flooding Friday as Typhoon Co-May was downgraded to a tropical storm and the death toll from a week of monsoon rains edged higher.
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