Odette: 4,191 families affected

MANILA, Philippines – Typhoon Odette (international codename Usagi), one of the strongest storms to hit extreme Northern Luzon in recent years, left 2 dead and 2 missing as it made its way towards Southeast China. 

In its situation report posted on Sunday, September 22, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) recorded 13 incidents related to the storm, affecting a total of 4,191 families or 19, 288 individuals. 

Two people were killed at the height of Odette after a boat carrying 7 passengers and 6 crew members capsized in Dingalan, Aurora. The two people reported missing on Saturday, identified as Alejandro Guillermo Abalos, 50, and April Kim Centeno Manuel, 20, have yet to be found as of 7am Sunday. The rest have been rescued. 

NDRRMC monitored the following incidents during the onslaught of Odette: 

• 3 landslide incidents in Ilocos Norte, Benguet and Batangas
• 6 flooding incidents in Ilocos Norte, Pangasinan, Tarlac, Laguna, Occidental Mindoro, Guimaras
• 1 reported tornado
• 1 storm surge in Catanduanes
• 1 capsized boat in Aurora
• 1 washed-out dike in Ilocos Norte

All public storm warning signals have been lifted since 7am but Odette will continue to enhance the southwest monsoon, causing heavy rain and thurderstorms over Metro Manila, Mimaropa and Calabarzon, NDRRMC said. 

Local and international airlines have suspended flights to and from Hong Kong and other parts of China in anticipation of the typhoon. – Rappler.com