The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Tuesday the number of people affected by typhoon "Ruby" has hit the 2.096-million mark.

NDRRMC said that 456,386 families or 2,096,562 persons were affected by "Ruby" in Regions 4-A (Calabarzon), 4-B (Mimaropa), 5 (Bicol Region), 6 (Western Visayas), 7 (Central Visayas), 8 (Eastern Visayas) and Caraga. Of these, 371,846 families or 1,699,041 people were evacuated.

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