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aA,tting' Bah-Bah-Talocogon area in Agusan del evacuees at various evacuation centers Poft and 561 passengers in Macapaga makeslandfall. .. <1 Sw is reported not passable to both heavy here. Port, both in Surigao City and close tc andlightvehicles due to overflowed flood Initially, at least 103 families in RTR 1,000passengers in Nasipit Intemationa Signal No. t has been hoisted over has crossed Paiawan. waters from creeks and rivers. town and nearby Jabonga town in Agusan Sea Port in Nasipit Agusan del Norte. Cuyo Island in Palawan, Bohol, Siquijor, By Thursday, Auring is expected to "We are closely monitoring the na- del Norte already evacuated to various Philippine Coast Guad and maritime Negros Oriental, Negros Occidental, leave the country's area of responsibility tional highways in Bunawan Brook and evacuation centers there, PDRRMC also authorities temporarily suspended the Southern Leyte, Cebu, Guimaras, Blue Alert Tbento in Agusan del Sur (connecting reported. sailing of vessels and other sea crafts southern part of Iloilo, southern part of The National Disaster Risk Reduction Caraga-Davao regions), and in San Along with the DSWD, the PDRRMC boundforLwon,Visayas and neighboring Antique. Agusan del Norte, Swigao del and Management Council NDRRMC) Miguel, Surigao del Sur as flood waters yesterday also initially served FFPs to islands in Surigao del Norte and Surigac Sur, Surigao del Norte including Siargao raised the "Blue Alert" status and di- reportedly rise from Tago river in Surigao affected 48families temporarily sheltered del Sur effective Saturdaynight. Island, Dinagat Province, Misamis Ori- rected its Regional Disaster Risk Reduc- del Sur and Simulao River in Agusan del at evacuation cen0ers in lirbod bown, Su- In Eastern Visayas, a number ol ental and Camiguin. tion Management Council (RDRRMC) Sur," VerSolasaid. rigao delNorteas Gov SolE Matugas and students and other passengers wer€ Awing is forecast to move northwest concerned through the Office of Civil De- Fbrced evacuations Surigao City Mayor Ernesto T Matugas stranded at the Ormoc City Port aftet at a relatively slow pace of 9 kilometers fense (OCD) Begional Office to undertake As the sborm began to be felt in the ordered the opening ofpublic schools for the Philippine Coast Guard PCG) sus- per how 0Mindanao, ous areas if situation warrants. the Department of Social Welfare and Meanfuhile, a total of 361 passengers DSWD-Caraga already positioned 6,100 Perez said. As of 11:30a.m.yesterday Agusandel Development (DSWD) said distribution were reported stranded at lhe Ljpata FT?s to geographically hard !o reached He warned residents in areas under Sur DRRMCs reporte_dthat force evacua- of emergency family food packs (FFPs) Ferry Tlerminal in Swigao City but no areas. Each familypack contains six kilos Signal No 1, including those in Eastern tion aleady is implemenbed to residents already started in seven municipalities untoward incidents oceurred as of noon cifrice eight canned goods, and six (6) and Cenhal Visayas ofpossible floods and living along the side of creek and river and 12 barangays bo 719 families or 2,992 yesterday 3-in-1 coffee. landslides due to the cyclone. banks in several barangays in the munici- evacuees yesterday. "Of the 361 passengers, 54 are chil- The Regional Warehouse has a con- ' He also pointed out that moder- palities oflorebo, La Paz, Thlacogon, San The agency and local government dren, 183 adult females and 124 adult tinuous repacking activity for additional ate to occasionally heavy rains could Luis, Esperanza, Thenio, Bunawan, Sta. units also started serving the immediate males. The Lipata Ferry Terminal Pas- stoclpiling of food packs. Currently therc be expeeted along the cyelone's path, Josefa, Veruela and Prosperidad severcly needs of the evacuees, especially FFPs senger Assistance Desk is already acti- are 3,594standby FFPs. particularly over Caraga Region, Leytre, affecUedby floods as creeks and giant to various evacuation centers in the mu- vated," the DSWD's Disaster Response DSWD 13 Regional Director Mita G. $outhern Leyte, Northern Mindanao, Agusan river started to overflow due to nicipalities of San Miguel, Tago, Cagwait, Operations MoniLoring and Information Lim assures thepublic thatthefield offrce ,Qenhal Visayas,Negros Oriental, Negros continuous rains that slarted on Fliday Hinatuan, Lanuza, all of Surigao del Sur Center (DROMIO said in its situational already started augmenting resources :Occidental and Palawan. Engn Danilo E. Versola,rcgiolal direc- and the municipalities of Burgos and report last F?iday night. to the affecbed LGUs at various parts in . r Within 48 hours, Perez said, Auring torof the Deparhnentof PublicWorks and Thbod, both of Swigao del Norbe. An update at 5 p.m. repoded 871pas- the region. 0Mith reports ftom Francis lpould have moved past the Negros Island Highways CIPWH 13) initially reported The Butuan City DRRC and DSWD sengers and 85 rolling cargoes (cargo T. Wakefield,Aytch dela Cnu, Nestor L. dRegion, and within 72 hows, the cyclone yesterday that the national highway in the also started serving FTPs to an initial 398 trucks and buses) stranded at the Upata Abremaiea andYas D. Ocam9d \\ 7

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