China News Service, October 31. According to Agence France-Presse, the Philippine National Disaster Risk Reduction Committee reported on the 31st that the death toll from tropical storm "Nig" has risen to 98, and there is little hope of finding survivors in the hardest-hit areas. .
According to reports, tropical storm "Nig" has caused a series of floods and landslides in the Philippines, killing 98 people, leaving 63 people missing and dozens injured.
"Nigue" made landfall on Catanduanes Island in the central Philippines in the early morning of the 29th and swept across Luzon Island from east to west, bringing gusts and heavy rain to most of the Philippines, including the capital Manila.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction Commission of the Philippines said that "Nigg" has affected 1.8 million people across the country.
Another tropical depression is currently moving toward the Philippines, which could bring more heavy rains and disasters to areas heavily affected by Nig, the Philippine National Weather Service said.
The Philippines is located in the western Pacific typhoon belt and suffers from an average of 20 typhoons or tropical storms per year.
In April, Tropical Storm Catfish made landfall in the Philippines and caused floods and landslides, killing 167 people.
Experts have warned that storms will become more powerful and destructive as climate change causes global warming.