[2] Due to its proximity to the Philippines, PAGASA assigned it the name Labuyo and began issuing advisories to the east of the islands on September 19.

On September 20, the storm was classified as a tropical depression 17W by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC).

The JTWC ceased advisories on September 27, with the final one taking place at 09:00 UTC, once the system was 90 nautical miles (170 km) south-southwest of Hanoi, Vietnam.

[citation needed] In the Philippines, officials in the province of Ilocos Norte evacuated nearly 20,000 residents from flood-prone regions to schools being used as temporary shelters.

In the agricultural department alone, officials estimated that the storm wrought over 1 billion Philippine pesos (USD 21.4 million) in losses.

[9] Torrential rains from the storm[6] amounted up to 144.1 mm (5.67 in) in some areas,[5] inundating 300,000 hectares (741,316 acres) of farmland and roughly 100,000 homes.

[7] After moving through Vietnam, the former typhoon brought heavy rainfall to parts of Laos which triggered widespread flash flooding.

[7] In northern Thailand, the remnants of Damrey produced widespread flooding that killed ten people and left three others missing.

[10] Shortly after the storm passed by the Philippines, officials quickly began search-and-rescue operations in the hardest-hit regions.

Additionally, the National Disaster Coordinating Council and the Department of Social Welfare and Development provided medical supplies and relief items to the affected areas.