'Pedring,' 'Quiel' death toll hits 102 - NDRRMC

The death toll from Typhoons Pedring (Nesat) and Quiel (Nalgae) rose to 102 early Monday morning, while the damage to property breached the P15-billion mark, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said. In its 6 a.m. update, the NDRRMC also said only 21 road sections in Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon and Cordillera remain impassable. Also, the NDRRMC said 73 were injured while 20 are missing in the wake of Pedring. On the other hand, the death toll from Quiel remained at 19, with 12 njured and seven missing. The NDRRMC said Pedring affected 651,889 families or 3,030,755 people in 3,545 villages in 312 towns and 42 cities in 35 provinces. Of these, 6,512 families or 28,054 people are being served in 78 evacuation centers. Meanwhile, Quiel affected 220,216 families or 1,089,045 people in 1,720 villages in 135 towns and 10 cities in 17 provinces. Of these, 7,882 families or 35,982 people are in 74 evacuation centers. Damage to property Damage to property from Pedring was estimated at P14,964,489,302.72, including P2,177,951,972.81 in infrastructure and P12,786,537,329.91 in agriculture. At least 7,212 houses were destroyed and 46,075 damaged. The damage to property from Quiel was estimated at P115,075,527.81. At least 2,846 houses were destroyed and 15,385 damaged. The total damage to property from the two cyclones amounted to P15,079,564,830.53 as of Monday. Roads, bridges The NDRRMC said the clearing of roads is still underway. It said at least 21 road sections remain impassable, including: