The Philippines' death toll from typhoon Utor reached 27, with eight others still missing, the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) said Thursday.

The NDCC said in a report that, of the 27 confirmed dead, seven were from Southern Luzon, nine from Western Visayas, six from Central Visayas and five from Eastern Visayas.

At least 42 were injured while eight were still missing, it added.

More than 97,000 families or 470,000 people were affected by typhoon Utor.Of these, there are still 10,915 families or 53,942 people staying at 108 evacuation centers, according to the NDCC statistics.

Damage to property was estimated at 433.84 million pesos (8.75 million U.S. dollars), including loss in agriculture and infrastructure, the NDCC said.

On Dec. 8, the Philippine authority cited typhoon Utor as the only reason to postpone the ASEAN Summit meetings originally scheduled to be held on Dec. 11-13 at the central city of Cebu.

Source: Xinhua