Typhoon Jangmi displaces over 85,000 people; all in BARMM, says NDRRMC

The number of displaced individuals have reached 85,295 due to the effects of Typhoon Jangmi, locally known as Domeng, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Monday.

All of the displaced individuals, or 17,059 families, were reported across 37 barangays in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), the NDRRMC said in its 8:00 am situational report.

No one is currently inside evacuation centers, as all evacuees are being served outside these facilities.

No casualties have been reported as of the latest situational report.

Damage to infrastructure caused by Jangmi reached P3.4 million, all of which was reported in BARMM.

Meanwhile, flooded areas reached 37 due to heavy rains induced by the typhoon.

The NDRRMC reported that coordination was conducted with the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Offices (PDRRMO) and other concerned agencies in all affected areas to obtain updated advisories.— Edg Adrian A. Eva