The rainy season is officially here, the Pagasa said on Friday after Typhoon Betty dumped rain in parts of Luzon and Visayas.
“El Niño increases the likelihood of below-normal rainfall, which could bring negative impacts in some areas of the country,” the Pagasa said.
Every year, the country expects around 20 cyclones to enter its territory, commonly resulting in calamities and disasters.Betty left one person dead and more than 77,000 individuals affected as it exited the country on Thursday afternoon.In its report on Friday, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said the country’s second cyclone of the year affected 77,801 people in the regions of Cordillera, Ilocos, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Mimaropa and Western Visayas.
However, Betty left minimal damage on the country’s agriculture and infrastructure, particularly in the Cordilleras, according to the NDRRMC.
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