Fishermen from Sitio Malasur, Barangay San Lorenzo, Mauban, Quezon, recover parts of their damaged boats after big waves brought by typhoon Aghon left a path of destruction in the community on May 27, 2024. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

TYPHOON AGHON

Ariel Rojas

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/171765852499420240527-aghon-mauban-fishermen-JC6176.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Fishermen from Sitio Malasur, Barangay San Lorenzo, Mauban, Quezon, recover parts of their damaged boats after big waves brought by typhoon Aghon left a path of destruction in the community on May 27, 2024. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span id="isPasted" style="white-space:pre-wrap">Fishermen from Sitio Malasur, Barangay San Lorenzo, Mauban, Quezon, recover parts of their damaged boats after big waves brought by typhoon Aghon left a path of destruction in the community on May 27, 2024. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</span></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Damage brought by Typhoon Aghon has exceeded P1 billion, according to a report from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) released Thursday.</p><p>More than P942.5 million worth of damage was inflicted on infrastructure while the agriculture sector suffered more than P85.6 million in damage.</p><p>Six were confirmed dead while 8 were reported injured. The NDRRMC listed 41,105 families or 152,266 individuals affected across 21 provinces in 7 regions.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/5/27/typhoon-aghon-photos-1915" id="isPasted">AGHON: Surviving 2024’s first tropical cyclone</a>  </div><p>Around 7,600 houses were damaged, NDDRMC added.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/5/28/-aghon-leaves-behind-several-dead-millions-of-pesos-in-damage-2202">• &#x27;Aghon&#x27; leaves behind several dead, millions of pesos in damage</a></div><p>It said 19 cities and municipalities were placed under state of calamity after the onslaught of Aghon.</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/171765858285320240527-typhoon-aghon-mauban-quezon-JC-1808.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Residents clear their homes of mud on May 27, 2024, a day after the flood brought by typhoon Aghon inundated the town. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Residents clear their homes of mud on May 27, 2024, a day after the flood brought by typhoon Aghon inundated the town. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</span></span></span></div><p>Aghon developed into a tropical depression from a low pressure area off the eastern coast of Mindanao on May 24. It intensified into a typhoon after making 9 landfalls over parts of Visayas and Southern Luzon. It left the Philippine area of responsibility on May 29.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/5/26/marcos-assures-aid-for-aghon-victims-1916">• Marcos assures aid for Aghon victims</a></div><p> This will be the first and last time the name Aghon will be used after replacing the storm name Ambo, which was retired after inflicting more than P1.5 billion damage in its wake in May 2020. </p><p>State weather bureau PAGASA decommissions storm names if they either leave at least 300 people dead or inflict damage to agriculture and infrastructure of at least P1 billion.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO: </strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8Ek1Ll5SYeQ?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>This will be the first and last time the name Aghon will be used by weather bureau PAGASA.</p>

This will be the first and last time the name Aghon will be used by weather bureau PAGASA.

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'Aghon' storm name to be retired after leaving behind over P1-B damage in agri, infra

'Aghon' storm name to be retired after leaving behind over P1-B damage in agri, infra

Ariel Rojas,

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Published Jun 06, 2024 03:39 PM PHT

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