MANILA — Cagayan and Pampanga provinces declared a state of calamity on Monday due to the onslaught of typhoon Egay.

The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of both provinces approved the local disaster councils' recommendation to place the entire Cagayan and Pampanga under a state of calamity, their public information offices said.

A state of calamity would allow local officials to tap emergency funds.

Egay unleashed strong winds and rains when it made landfall in Cagayan last week and pummeled other Luzon areas.

• Residents trapped on roofs due to Cagayan floods

The nationwide death toll from the typhoon stood at 25 as of 8 a.m., the national disaster council said.

• Marcos vows housing aid for Egay victims

More rains are expected in parts of Luzon and Visayas in the next days due to the southwest monsoon enhanced by another cyclone, typhoon Falcon.

• Falcon further intensifies; rains in western Luzon for 3 days

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