DAGUPAN CITY, Aug. 2 -- Two persons died and three others were injured in La Union province during the onslaught of Typhoon Emong, based on the situation report of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) as of 9 a.m. Saturday.

One of the two fatalities was a man who drowned, while the other man died of injuries sustained after a tree fell on their house during the typhoon, the report stated.

A total of 128,402 families, or 370,624 individuals, have been affected in the municipalities of Bacnotan, Balaoan, Bangar, Luna, San Gabriel, Santol, Sudipen, Agoo, Aringay, Bagulin, Bauang, Burgos, Caba, Naguilian, Pugo, Rosario, Santo Tomas, Tubao, and San Fernando City.

Of the figures, 2,660 families, or 8,372 i...