28-7-2023 (MANILA) Typhoon Egay caused devastation in Northern Luzon, Philippines, leading to dozens of deaths before it exited the country on its way to Taiwan. Strong waves caused a small boat in Rizal to capsize, resulting in the death of up to 30 passengers. In Buguias, Benguet, a landslide hit a house which resulted in the death of a mother and her three children. A 13-year-old girl also died in Abra while trying to rescue goats from drowning, and two men also died in the province. In other provinces, a 38-year-old man died in a mudslide in Mountain Province, while a woman was killed in Isabela when she was hit by an uprooted coconut tree.
In Baguio City, a 16-year-old boy was crushed in a landslide. Four Philippine Coast Guard personnel went missing in Abulug, Cagayan, after the boat they were using for a rescue operation capsized. The typhoon left an estimated 89,639 families or 328,356 individuals affected, with around 5,950 families or 19,826 individuals staying in 306 evacuation centers across the country.
The government provided more than PHP10.2m in assistance to displaced and affected residents of various provinces. The typhoon caused at least 16 landslide incidents, 108 flooded areas, five soil erosion incidents, and four fallen tree incidents. Ilocos Norte was declared in a state of calamity, with 700 families evacuated. The towns of Adams in Ilocos Norte were isolated due to two landslides that blocked its main roads. In Pampanga, 30,616 families or 99,700 individuals were affected by flooding. Egay also affected 13,541 families or 54,041 individuals and damaged 668 houses in Negros Occidental, causing three persons to drown and a fisherman went missing within Cadiz City waters.
The Angat Dam, Ipo Dam, and Bustos Dam in Bulacan released water after water elevations increased by 183.48 meters, 101.37 meters, and 17.44 meters, respectively. Residents in towns near the Angat river system were advised to be on alert.
