1 dead, over 80K affected due to 'Jolina' — NDRRMC

Ignacio Agapito from the Quezon City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office monitors the movement of Typhoon Jolina on Sept. 7, 2021. The STAR / Boy Santos

MANILA, Philippines — Tropical cyclone Jolina has left at least one person dead and affected over 80,000 people, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reported on Thursday.

According to the NDRRMC, a 21-year-old male from Buenavista, Marinduque died from drowning. The agency is also validating reports that two people have died in Naro, Masbate.

It also confirmed that 17 individuals remain missing following the onslaught of Jolina—the country’s 10th tropical cyclone for 2021.

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