The Philippines will observe a day of mourning on Monday as two recent tropical cyclones across the country left 146 people dead and affected 8.6 million people.
According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), 189,340 houses were damaged by the cyclones-Trami and Kong-re, locally named Kristine and Leon, respectively.
The cyclones also affected 96 seaports, of them 75 are now operational.
Damage to infrastructure and agriculture has reached $123 million and $77.5 million, respectively.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has declared Monday a National Day of Mourning for the victims of heavy rains, and flooding caused by cyclone Trami.
