The official death toll from super typhoon "Yolanda" is now at 6,183, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said.
In its latest update today, January 7, the NDRRMC said 17 more were confirmed dead in the worst-hit city of Tacloban in Leyte.
Majority of the fatalities were from Eastern Visayas at 5,785 (5,290 in Leyte; 265 in Eastern Samar; 224 in Samar; and 6 in Biliran).
In Tacloban, 2,2,524 bodies remain unidentified. The NDRRMC said 1,785 people remain missing, while 28,626 others were injured when Yolanda struck the country last November 8.
At least 3,424,593 families or 16,078,181 individuals were affected by the typhoon, with 4,095,280 people displaced.
Some 550,928 homes were totally destroyed while at least 598,404 houses were partially damaged.
Tuesday 07 January 2014
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/01/07/14/yolanda-death-toll-rises-6183
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