India, Sept. 22 -- Families affected by the combined effects of the southwest monsoon (habagat) and tropical cyclones Mirasol and Nando have reached 28,014 as of Monday morning.

In its latest situation report, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said the affected families are equivalent to 100,024 persons residing in 181 barangays in the Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Central Luzon, Bicol Region, Western Visayas, and Zamboanga Peninsula.

As of the time of the report, 187 families are being sheltered inside 10 evacuation centers, while another 173 are temporarily staying in other places, the NDRRMC said.

The NDRRMC also said it is validating reports of two deaths and two...