MANILA, Philippines – At least 10 people died due to Tropical Storm Enteng (Yagi), the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Tuesday, September 3.

According to its 8 am bulletin, the NDRRMC said 7 fatalities were verified in Calabarzon, 1 in Western Visayas, and 2 in Central Visayas. At least 10 people were also hurt, all in Central Visayas.

The NDRRMC said some 37,867 families, or 147,024 persons, were affected by Enteng.

Enteng made landfall on Monday in Casiguran, Aurora, knocking out power in the municipality, disaster officer Elson Egargue said by phone.

As of 8 am, the center of the storm was in coastal waters off the northern city of Laoag in Ilocos province, state weather agency Pagasa said in a bulletin.

Yagi had sustained winds of 75 kilometers per hour (47 miles per hour) and was expected to move northwest over the South China Sea.

At least 7 people died in Antipolo, east of Manila, from landslides and drowning, officials said. Four were reported missing after a landslide and flash flood swept them away.

“Search and rescue is ongoing,” Antipolo disaster officer Enrilito Bernardo said by phone.

Fatalities were also reported in the country’s central provinces. Two died in Northern Samar due to a landslide, and one person drowned in Negros Oriental, officials said.

Meanwhile, three people are said to have died in the eastern city of Naga, according to disaster officer Ernesto Elcamel.

Another two deaths reported in the central city of Cebu have not yet been officially confirmed as caused by the storm, according to a disaster officer who declined to be named.

The Philippines typically records an average of 20 tropical storms and typhoons annually. – with reports from Reuters/Rappler.com