Brazil's President Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva urged Congress to declare a state of public calamity due to heavy rains in Rio Grande do Sul. The floods claimed 85 lives, with over 130 missing and around 150,000 displaced.
An official from the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) raised concern over some individuals who were filed with a case for violating the Pre-emptive Emergency Evacuation Ordinance of Davao City.
The 20th Davao City Council passed an ordinance declaring 23 barangays in the city in a state of calamity due to flooding and landslides caused by the trough of the Low-Pressure Area (LPA).