One person died while nearly 50,000 others were affected by Typhoon Inday and the southwest monsoon it enhanced, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said Friday.
In its situation report, the NDRRMC said the fatality was a 50-year-old man who drowned in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, on Wednesday after he was swept away by a strong current while crossing a spillway in Barangay Managok.
One person was also injured after being hit by debris from a fallen tree in Barangay Dampulan, Torrijos, Marinduque, on the same day.
The NDRRMC said 10,984 families, or 49,422 individuals, were affected across Western Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Davao Region, and Soccsksargen.
Of the total, 1,177 families, or 3,433 individuals, were staying in 22 evacuation centers.
In its 11 a.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Inday was located 570 kilometers east of Itbayat, Batanes, as of 10 a.m.
The typhoon had maximum sustained winds of 140 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 170 kph, while moving northwestward at 20 kph.
Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 2 remained raised over Batanes, the eastern portion of the Babuyan Islands, and the northeastern portion of mainland Cagayan.
Signal No. 1 was in effect over the rest of the Babuyan Islands, the rest of mainland Cagayan, Isabela, Apayao, the northern portion of Abra, Kalinga, the eastern portions of Mountain Province and Ifugao, and Ilocos Norte.
PAGASA said Inday was forecast to pass closest to extreme Northern Luzon on Friday night or Saturday morning.
The typhoon was expected to leave the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Saturday morning or afternoon.