SITUATION UPDATE NO. 01 TYPHOON/ Sunday, 7 December 2014 07:00 hrs

1. Summary of Disaster Event

On Saturday 6 December 2014 at 21:15 (Philippine time), Typhoon ‘HAGUPIT’ or ‘Ruby’ (local name) made landfall in Dolores, Eastern . Currently, this typhoon comes with maximum sustained wind of 160 km/h with cruising speed of 15 km/h. Typhoon ‘HAGUPIT’ brought also storm surge and heavy rainfall that caused flooding in several areas in Eastern Samar including the city of Borongan. The estimated forecast landfall after Eastern Samar will be , , Romblon, and Oriental . Typhoon ‘HAGUPIT’ after landfall slowed down that made it more dangerous due to longer time for heavy rainfall in the area and potential wind gust up to 200 km/h. Public Storm Warning Signal #3 (Winds of 100 - 185 kph is expected in at least 18 hrs) is raised in , , Island, , Masbate, Ticao Island, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Samar, and . National Capital Region to include Manila is under Public Storm Warning Signal No.1.

Page 1 2. Assessment of Disaster Impact

The following figures are summarized from NDRRMC Situation report no.7 preparedness measures on 7 Dec 2014 at 06:00 hrs :

 146,875 families or 716,639 persons have been pre-emptively evacuated  Airports were closed in Naga, Legazpi, Albay, Tacloban, , Calbayog and Samar  Power outages have been experienced in the following regions: Region IV-A: Quezon Province Region VI: Some part of Iloilo Region VIII: Northern Samar Province: 16 cities/municipalities Eastern Samar Province: 21 cities/municipalities Samar Province: 23 cities/municipalities Leyte Province: 3 cities/municipalities Southern Leyte Province: 12 cities/municipalities  Cellular networks were down in some parts of Leyte and Eastern Samar

3. Assessment of Needs

The following are the estimated needs:  Food and water  Family kits

4. Actions Taken and Resources Mobilised

Government of Philippines:  Government of the Philippines is well prepared for the upcoming Typhoon ‘HAGUPIT’ by conducting pre-emptive evacuation in high risk areas, prepositioned asset and personnel including civilian and military resources.  Mactan Airbase has been designated as the major logistical hub for Typhoon ‘HAGUPIT’ Response, establishing the One Stop Shop facility for incoming resources  As of this time, only Albay Province has been declared as under State of Calamity

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