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I. Situation Overview
On 22 September 2022, the center of Tropical Storm “KARDING” was estimated at 1,320 km East of Northern Luzon (17.9°N, 134.2°E). On 24 September 2022, "KARDING" intensified into a Severe Tropical Storm, estimated at 475 km East of Casiguran, Aurora or 520 km East of Baler, Aurora (15.6°N, 126.5°E). On 25 September 2022, the eyewall of "KARDING" was already affected Polillo Islands. Heavy to intense with at time torrential rains over Metro Manila, Zambales, Bataan, Tarlac, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Aurora, Rizal, and the northern portion of Quezon including Polillo Islands.
On the same day, moderate to heavy rains occurred over Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Benguet, Ifugao, Mountain Province, Pangasinan, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, the central portion of Quezon, Occidental Mindoro and Marinduque, and the rest of CALABARZON and Bicol Region. Typhoon "KARDING" left the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on 26 September 2022 at 8:00 PM.
Source: DOST-PAGASA Severe Weather Bulletin
II. Status of Affected Areas and Population
A total of 50,568 families or 197,919 persons are affected in 1,478 Barangays in Regions I, II, III, CALABARZON, and V (see Table 1).