throughout the philippines, multiple agencies activated their emergency plans as the storm approached. the armed forces of the philippines, the philippine national police, and the philippine coast guard were all placed on standby to deploy to areas struck by aere once the storm passed. several ports were affected by the storm, stranding 1,379 passengers by the afternoon of may 7. according to the national disaster risk reduction and management council, at least 35 people have been killed and two more are missing as a result of aere. agricultural losses are estimated at php1.37 billion (us$31.7 million). widespread flooding and landslides damaged homes, blocked off roads and severed communications. in catarman, northern samar, of rain fell in just 24 hours, resulted in significant flash flooding.