513 areas flooded, over a million affected by Habagat

MANILA, Philippines - Over 500 areas in several regions in Luzon have been flooded due to the heavy rains spawned by the storm-enhanced southwest monsoon, which has affected over a million people as of Wednesday morning.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said 513 areas in 78 cities and municipalities from the regions of Ilocos, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, and Metro Manila were reported flooded.

Authorities said Tuesday that more than half of the National Capital Region was flooded.

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The storm-enhanced southwest monsoon has affected 1,060,094 people, including 132,969 individuals who are staying inside evacuation centers.

The death toll remains at nine while 41 others are injured and four are still missing.

The NDRRMC said the effects of the southwest monsoon have caused damages to agriculture and infrastructures worth over P66.76 million as of Wednesday.

Nineteen houses are damaged while 88 roads and a bridge in six regions remain impassable to different types of vehicles due to flooding.

Three provinces, three cities, eight municipalities, and two barangays have been placed under a state of calamity:

Province
Bataan
Cavite
Laguna

City
San Fernando, Pampanga
Paranaque
Muntinlupa

Municipality
Narvacan, Ilocos Sur
Masantol, Pampanga
Macabebe, Pampanga
Minalin, Pampanga
Guagua, Pampanga
San Mateo, Rizal
Taytay, Rizal
Pateros

Barangays
Victoria, Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro
Lagnas, Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro