Overview

• At least 25 people have died and eight remain missing after floods and landslides triggered by Co-May’s heavy rains since mid-July.
• More than 278,000 residents have sought refuge in emergency shelters across Metro Manila and northern Luzon.
• The government has suspended classes in Metro Manila and 35 provinces and cancelled roughly 70 domestic and international flights.
• Tropical Storm Francisco, lingering offshore, continues to enhance the southwest monsoon and prolong heavy downpours.
• At least 77 towns and cities have declared states of calamity to fast-track emergency funding and freeze essential commodity prices.