Typhoon Wipha had caused five deaths, left seven people missing and affected more than 800,000 people in the Philippines, according to the Philippine National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, as of 08:00 am on Monday. 

Typhoon Wipha, the sixth typhoon of the year, formed over the waters east of the Philippines on July 18 and brushed past the northern seas of the country that night. 

Although Wipha did not make landfall in the Philippines, it enhanced the southwest monsoon, bringing heavy rainfall to multiple regions and triggering disasters such as flooding. 

The Marikina River, considered a key flood indicator for the capital region, saw water levels rise significantly due to heavy rainfall triggered by Typhoon Wipha on Sunday. 

Although the river currently remains at a normal level of around 13 meters, intense downpours in the early hours of Sunday caused the water to surge to 15 meters, prompting a Level 1 flood alert. 

"Yesterday the evacuation area from all schools and Barangay here in Marikina already has been settled. There was a feeding program, every people that near the Marikina river has already evacuated there for their safety purposes," said a local named Railey Rivas. 

Data shows that widespread flooding has occurred across the Philippines, affecting over 100 roads and bridges. Power supply was temporarily disrupted in parts of 115 cities, and more than 1,200 houses along with 44 pieces of infrastructure sustained varying degrees of damage. 

Located in the western Pacific typhoon belt, the Philippines is struck by an average of 20 typhoons or tropical storms each year.