Situation Report No. 1

02 December 2019

TYPHOON TISOY

Introduction

Typhoon Tisoy (Kammuri) entered the Philippine area of responsibility at 4:00PM on November 30, 2019. Based on the December 2, 2019 4 pm weather advisory issued by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAG-ASA), the eye of Typhoon "TISOY" was located at 155 km East of Juban, . Moving at 15 kilometers per hour, it is expected to make landfall in Sorsogon, , , and between 5 pm to 8 pm tonight (December 2). Storm Warning number 3 has been issued for the whole of , and portions of Province. Similarly, storm surge warnings have been issued to the coastal areas of , Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Quezon and , with surge possibly reaching up to 3 meters high.

Typhoon Track from PAG-ASA A view from the rooftop of Educo Central office in as Typhoon Tisoy (Kammuri) approaches the region.

Government response:

Since December 1, local government units in the Bicol region has initiated preemptive evacuation on identified low lying and flood prone areas. The Department of Education has ordered the supesnsion of classes in both private and

As of 12 noon of today, Educo and DSWD Region 5 has initially recorded 7,450 displaced families (29,493 individuals) due to the pre-emptive evacuation.

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Displaced Persons Inside Evacuation Outside Evacuation Centers Centers Families Individuals Families Individuals 7226 28680 224 963

Camarines Norte 896 3181 47 152 Mercedes 57 241 Total 1000 3574

Camarines Sur 50 255 5 27 Calbanga 379 1168 Magaraw 24 113 509 2222 Saganay 11 55 402 1917 93 462 Buhi 184 775 Total 1564 6532 93 462

Catanduanes Baras 242 1190 San Miguel 15 70 Pandan 3 11 San Anders 40 141 Virac 668 3245 582 2899 1510 7415 40 141 Albay Guinubatan 1211 4619 91 360 Oas 50 225 Total 1261 4844 91 360

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Masbate Mandao 59 222 Total 59 222

Sorsogon Magallanes 16 70 Castilla 158 790 359 1553 Pilar 1299 3680 Total 1832 6093

An additional 270 individuals at the port of Pilar and 2000 individuals at the port of are stranded.

Coordination and Cluster activities

EDUCO has been closely coordinating with the its partner Local Government Units, DepEd, DWSD, Office of the Civil Defense for coordination purposes and in preparation for the landfall of Typhoon Tisoy.

Overview of Educo Response:

Since weekend, EDUCO has been on alert level. At least 20 members of its Emergency Response Team and program/project staff are on standby and ready for deployment to conduct rapid assessment and initial response. EDUCO has active projects in the provinces of Sorsogon, Albay, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes and .

For additional information:

Edwin Elegado, DRRM Specialist [email protected] +63.945.401.5009.

April Sumaylo-Tesz, Asia Regional Communications Coordinator [email protected] +63.917.179.1240.

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