Egay death toll rises to 14 –NDRRMC
The death toll from Typhoon Egay rose to 14 on Saturday, nearly two days since it left the Philippine Area of Responsibility, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).
The latest data from the NDRRMC also showed that the number of affected people has also risen to over half-a-billion.
At a news forum in Quezon City, Office of Civil Defense spokesperson and NDRRMC director Edgar Posadas read the latest situational report on Egay as of 8 a.m., July 29.
The typhoon has so far left 14 deaths, of whi