The death toll from super typhoon Yolanda (International name: Haiyan) rose to 5,680 while the missing persons almost reach 1,800, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Tuesday.

The death toll is broken into as follows: Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon provinces), 3; Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan), 19; Bicol, 6; Western Visayas, 238; Central Visayas, 74; Eastern Visayas, 5,338; Zamboanga Peninsula, 1; and Caraga, 1.

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