200 areas in 22 municipalities and cities in Regions III, IV-A and IV-B are still flooded. 501 houses were totally destroyed and 1,052 were damaged.
Affected 677,127 families or 3,050,250 people in 2,108 villages in 159 towns and 37 cities in 18 provinces of Regions 1, 3, 4-A, 4-B, CAR and NCR; only 8,739 families or 35,400 people are staying in 201 evacuation centers.
Flood victims line up to get food packs from Philippine Army personnel at the H. Bautista Elementary School in Concepcion Uno, Marikina City. (Mark Balmores)
Zambales experiences knee-high floods, and chest-deep in Baseco, Manila.
9,100 families are in almost 200 evacuation centers in LUzon.
125, 024 families (601, 144 individuals) are affected. 7 died,
while 11 are injured and 4 are missing.
Here are some photos from Gino Carteciano, a resident of Sta. Rosa Laguna, who captured the wrath of Maring and habagat.
Even with these outcomes due to flood, some residents still did not evacuate, especially the people in Marikina:
"At least 20 families, on the other hand, chose to ignore their calls. Most of the residents waved at the truck, while others gamely posed before our camera. (Watch more in Rappler's video report.)"
Injury:
Total: 39
Some specified addresses:
CAR: 10 (Mt. Province)
Region III: 15: (Pampanga)
NCR: 5 (Pasig City, Makati, Taguig, Manila, Quezon City)
Death:
Total 8
Region III: 1 (Bataan); 2 (Pampanga); 1 (Malolos)
Region IV-A: 1 (Tanza, Cavite: due to collapsed fence)
Tropical Storm Maring's strength remained and is stationary at 575 km Eat of Itbayat, Batanes with estimated rainfall amount og 10-25mm per hour (heavy to intense).
19,981 families or 94, 226 affected in Ilocos, Central Luzon, CALABARZON, CAR and Metro Manila. In Rosario, Cavite, 10,000 -50,000 families have already evacuated, while in regions I, II and CAR, 559 families were recorded to have moved away from their houses.
Vendors wait for customers amidst flooding of a public market at Binakayan township, Cavite province on Monday, Aug. 19, 2013. Torrential rains brought Metro Manila to a standstill Monday, submerging some areas in waist-deep floodwaters and making streets impassable to vehicles while thousands of people across coastal and mountainous northern regions fled to emergency shelters. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez), (http:/www.philstar.com/headlines/2013/08/19/1111381/erratic-maring-may-stay-philippines-until-thursday)
Injury:
Total: 11
Region IV-A: 2 (Rizal: due to collapsed fence)
CAR: 9 (Sitio Caliat, Lenneng Cabugao, Apayao: due to vehicular accidents)
Death:
Total: 2
Region IV-A: 1 (Tanza Cavite: drowning incident); 1 (Binangonan, Rizal: due to collapsed fence)
Keep in track of the movement of the Low Pressure Area, as it progressed to typhoon Maring, in the Philippines.
(Information via National Disaster and Risk Reduction Management Council)
According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, at 5 am: the Low Pressure Area in the Northeast of Itbayat, Batanes developed into a Tropical Depression. MARING was the chosen name. Storm Signal #1 was raised in Batanes Group of Islands. The storm accelerated to East Southeast direction. Storm warning signal over Batanes was lifted.
