The Philippine civil defense department reported in the early morning of the 7th that tropical storm 'Sinlaku' has caused at least 8 deaths.
According to the report, among the victims, 4 people died in the southern city of Cagayan de Oro due to landslides triggered by heavy rainfall, and another person drowned in the southern city of Iligan; the exact causes of death for the remaining 3 are still under investigation.
Due to 'Sinlaku' and the continuous heavy rainfall and flooding brought by the storm, more than 240,000 people in the Philippines have been affected.
Tropical storm 'Sinlaku' made its first landfall on the evening of the 5th in Surigao del Sur province in the southern Philippines. According to the latest monitoring by the Philippine Meteorological Bureau on the evening of the 6th, 'Sinlaku' is currently crossing the central region of the Philippines, with its strength having weakened to a tropical depression.
The Philippines is located in the typhoon belt of the western Pacific and is hit by an average of about 20 typhoons or tropical storms each year.