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Floods from 2 weeks of rains affect 1.2M people


The floods and landslides caused by more than two weeks of heavy rains have affected at least 1.2 million people in parts of Bicol, Visayas, and Mindanao. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Tuesday the floods have affected 235,867 families (or 1,230,022 people) from 23 provinces. In its 6:00 a.m. update, the NDRRMC said the affected regions include Southern Luzon, Bicol, Central and Eastern Visayas, Regions 10 and 11, Caraga, and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Of those affected, the Caraga region in Mindanao had the most number of affected people with 112,096 families (or 601,804 people), followed by Eastern Visayas with 54,179 families (or 275,115 people), and Bicol with 38,272 families (or 196,029 people). At least 59,949 families (or 303,544 people) had been served inside and outside evacuation centers. Some 5,256 families (or 25,016 people) are still staying in 90 evacuation centers. In Albay (Bicol), 25 evacuation centers are serving 2,032 families (or 10,272 people) in Daraga, Malilipot, Manito, Sto. Domingo, Bacacay and Camalig. In Eastern Visayas, 47 evacuation centers are helping 1,827 families (or 9,114 people) in Borongan and Maslog in Eastern Samar; and Bontoc, St. Bernard and Sogod in Southern Leyte. The death toll remained at 33, with eight injured and seven still missing. At least 176 houses were completely destroyed and 292 others were partially damaged. The damage to property was estimated at P876.210 million:

  • P282.842 million damage to agriculture and
  • P593.337 million damage to infrastructure. Floods threaten Bicol, Eastern Visayas anew Flash floods and landslides loom anew over Bicol and Eastern Visayas due to the diffused tail-end of a cold front, state weather forecasters warned on Tuesday. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) also said the northeast monsoon still prevails over Northern and Central Luzon. "Southern Luzon and Visayas will experience mostly cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms becoming cloudy with widespread rains over Bicol region, including Quezon province and Eastern Visayas, which may trigger flash floods and landslides," it said in its 5:00 a.m. bulletin. PAGASA said the rest of Luzon will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated light rains. Mindanao will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers and thunderstorms, it added. PAGASA said moderate to strong winds blowing from the northeast will prevail over Luzon, Visayas and Eastern Mindanao and coastal waters along these areas will be moderate to rough. Elsewhere, winds will be light to moderate coming from the northeast with slight to moderate seas. Albay residents get free treatment The residents evacuated from their homes in Albay province will get free medical treatment at a major government hospital there while they are still staying in evacuation centers. The NDRRMC said on Monday the free treatment will be given by the Bicol Regional Training and Teaching Hospital in Legazpi City. “All bonafide evacuees shall be treated for free at the Bicol Regional Training and Teaching Hospital (BRTTH) during their stay at the evacuation center. The same No Excess or No Cash Out Policy shall be enforced at the provincial hospitals," the NDRRMC said in its 6:00 p.m. update on Monday. Albay Governor Jose Salceda had ordered the preemptive evacuation of residents in flood- and landslide-prone areas in his province. – VVP, GMANews.TV
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