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NDRRMC: More than 24K families in shelters due to series of storms
NDRRMC: More than 24K families in shelters due to series of storms
Authorities undertake preemptive evacuation in communities in Solana, Cagayan because of flood threat from typhoon Ofel. Office of Civil Defense-Region 2/handoutMANILA — More than 24,000 families, or 75,000 people, are staying in 566 evacuation centers across the country due to the succession of storms that have hit the county.
Authorities undertake preemptive evacuation in communities in Solana, Cagayan because of flood threat from typhoon Ofel. Office of Civil Defense-Region 2/handoutMANILA — More than 24,000 families, or 75,000 people, are staying in 566 evacuation centers across the country due to the succession of storms that have hit the county.Another 11,000 families — 36,000 people — are sheltering with relatives or with friends.
Another 11,000 families — 36,000 people — are sheltering with relatives or with friends.
The National Risk Reduction and Management council on Sunday morning said 238,000 families – 825,000 people — have been affected by Super Typhoon Pepito, with most of them in the Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Bicol region and Cordillera Administrative Region.
The National Risk Reduction and Management council on Sunday morning said 238,000 families – 825,000 people — have been affected by Super Typhoon Pepito, with most of them in the Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Bicol region and Cordillera Administrative Region.
Two injuries have been recorded in Dilasag, Aurora — a 16-year-old male who lost a thumb when the wind slammed a door shut at an evacuation center, and a 37-year-old man who was injured by a nylone rope in Barangay Masagan.
Two injuries have been recorded in Dilasag, Aurora — a 16-year-old male who lost a thumb when the wind slammed a door shut at an evacuation center, and a 37-year-old man who was injured by a nylone rope in Barangay Masagan.
Meanwhile, 7.800 homes in the Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon and Cordillera were damaged in the typhoon.
Meanwhile, 7.800 homes in the Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon and Cordillera were damaged in the typhoon.
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In Central Luzon, the typhoon has affected 62 hectares, causing P855,000 in damage to agriculture.
In Central Luzon, the typhoon has affected 62 hectares, causing P855,000 in damage to agriculture.
Damage to infrastructure has reached P469 million across Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon and Cordillera.
Damage to infrastructure has reached P469 million across Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon and Cordillera.
STATE OF CALAMITY DECLARED IN SOME AREAS
A state of calamity has been declared in Quirino province, in Santiago and Cabagan in Isabela province, as well as in Dilasag, Aurora and in Paracelis, Mountain Province.
A state of calamity has been declared in Quirino province, in Santiago and Cabagan in Isabela province, as well as in Dilasag, Aurora and in Paracelis, Mountain Province.
Aguinaldo town in Ifugao has issued a similar declaration.
Aguinaldo town in Ifugao has issued a similar declaration.
Declaring a state of calamity gives a local government access to disaster response funds and freezes prices of basic goods to prevent hoarding and profiteering.
Declaring a state of calamity gives a local government access to disaster response funds and freezes prices of basic goods to prevent hoarding and profiteering.
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