NDRRMC Update Sitrep No. 9 LPA 07 February 2011 6PM.Mdi
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Center, Camp Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City, Philippines NDRRMC UPDATE Situation Report No. 9 re Effects of Low Pressure Area (LPA) Releasing Officer: USEC BENITO T. RAMOS Executive Director, NDRRMC and Administrator, OCD DATE: 07 February 2011, 6:00 PM Sources: DOST-PAGASA, EASTMINCOM, AF; PNP; PCG; OCDRCs V, VIII, X, XI, ARMM, and CARAGA I. SITUATION OVERVIEW A. BACKGROUND The Low Pressure Area (LPA) which prevailed since January 31, 2011 to present brought widespread rains over Visayas and Mindanao and triggered the recurrence of flashfloods, landslides and big waves in eleven (11) provinces of Regions VIII, IX, X, XI, CARAGA and ARMM. B. EFFECTS 1. INCIDENTS MONITORED FROM JANUARY 31 TO FEBRUARY 06, 2011 a) FLOODING CARAGA Agusan del Norte - Sitio Kasilak, Brgy. Tal-ao and Brgy. 7 in Buenavista; Brgy. Panaytayon and Brgy. Basilisa in Remedios T. Romualdez. Flood waters already subsided in some areas. Region VI Due to continuous rains brought about by a shallow Low Pressure Area last February 5, 2011, flooding occurred in some municipalities in the province of Capiz. At around 3:00AM of February 6, 2011, water level started to rise resulting to flooding in the municipalities of Panay, Pontevedra, Panitan, Maayon, Sigma, Mambusao, Dumarao, Cuartero and Dao affecting 46 barangays with 490 families / 1,920 persons. However, no evacuee was reported, water level already receded as of reporting time. Region X Misamis Oriental (Gingoog City and Talisayan); Camiguin Province; Misamis Occidental (Ozamiz City) were flooded. Flood victims were evacuated to the Brgy. Hall stage, multi- purpose center, 2 chapels and waiting shed. Region XI Compostela Valley (Purok 2, Brgy. Panibasan in Maco and Compostela, Compostela Valley Province on February 02, 2011 due to continuous rains. Forty-five (45) families were evacuated to the gymnasium of Compostela. Telefax: NDRRMC Opcen (+632) 911-1406; 912-2665; 912-5668; NDRRMC Secretariat (+632) 912-0441; 912-5947; Office of the Administrator, OCD (+632) 912-2424 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ndcc.gov.ph ARMM Sulu Province (14 barangays were affected : 8 in Jolo namely: Walled City, Alat, Chinese Pier, Asturias, Takut-Takut, Tulay, San Raymundo and Kasangayan; one (1) in Panamao; one (1) in Pangutaran; and four (4) in Hadji Panglima Tahil. Flood waters in Jolo receded on February 04, 2011 except in some low-lying areas. b) LANDSLIDE CARAGA - National Highway along Brgy. Union, Lingig, Surigao del Sur (February 01, 2011) Region X - National Highway (Cagayan de Oro-Butuan) at vicinity of Barangays Pangpangon and Punta, Talisayan, Misamis Oriental. c) SEA MISHAP Region V - A fishing boat named “Daner” of Bulan, Sorsogon with 4 fishermen onboard capsized within the vicinity of Brgy. Canomay, Claveria, Masbate on or about 9:00AM, 31 January 2011 due to big waves and strong winds. Region VII - A motorized pump boat with 2 fishermen onboard from Maasin City, Southern Leyte going back to Pres. Carlos P. Garcia, Bohol was reported missing since Feb. 1, 2011. d) DISEASE OUTBREAK There were eighty one (81) diarrhea cases reported in San Ricardo, Southern Leyte : 23 were confined at Pintuyan District Hospital and 58 were treated at San Ricardo Rural Health Unit (RHU). 2. STATUS OF RIVERS/TRIBUTARIES CARAGA Mapaso River in Placer, Surigao del Norte overflowed. As of 8:00 AM, 05 February 2011, water level of Lake Mainit was still 7 meters high. Region X Kibaluyot River in Gingoog City and Baylao Creek in Mambajao, Camiguin overflowed. 3. STATUS OF LIFELINES a) ROADS/BRIDGES CARAGA Surigao del Norte Portion of Surigao-Davao Coastal (national) Road specifically at Brgy. Cagdianao, Claver is not passable due to erosion of a portion of land from an elevated location Section of a national highway along Bad-as, Placer Road is now passable Surigao del Sur Entrance of Adela Sierra Ty Memorial Medical Center (TASTMMC) in Tandag, Surigao del Sur is impassable due to collapsed road (3-4ft deep) Payasan to Los Arcos Road in Lianga, Surigao del sur is passable only to light vehicles Barangay road going to Cancavan Esperanza, Carmen, Surigao del Sur is still impassable 2 Agusan del Sur Patindog to Buenasuerte and Camipugan; Bayugan 2 to Ebro and New Visayas; and Luka-on to Tagpua roads in San Francisco is underwater 4. AREAS AND POPULATION AFFECTED (Details on Tab A) A total of 129,318 families / 609,497 persons were affected in 747 barangays of 81 municipalities and 5 cities in the provinces of Capiz in Region VI , Southern Leyte in Region VIII, Misamis Oriental, Misamis Occidental and Camiguin in Region X, Compostela Valley in Region XI, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur and Dinagat Islands in CARAGA Region, and Sulu in ARMM Status of Evacuees: As of reporting time, 07 February 2011 6:00AM , the number of evacuees decreased from 4,441 families / 21,820 persons to 1,233 families / 5,625 persons currently housed at 38 evacuation centers. Evacuees started to return to their respective homes. 5. CASUALTIES (Dead – 21 , Injured – 66 , Missing – 1) - Details on Tab B DEAD - 21 Region X : 2 Misamis Oriental ( Christopher Laraga , 20 yrs. old and Alger Jorge Boholano , 42 yrs. old in Gingoog City due to drowning) CARAGA : 11 Agusan del Norte: 2 ( Reyam Bahan , 7 yrs old of P-2, Brgy. Dona Rosario; and Ricarte Ganzan, 70 yrs. old of Brgy. Binuangan in Tubay due to drowning) Surigao del Norte : 3 ( Carlito Benocilla , 26 yrs. old and Raymund Bonotan , 25 yrs. old and Romeo Aydao Boboy, Jr., 18 yrs. old, all in Brgy. Masgad, Malimono. They were buried alive at the landslide area) Surigao del Sur: 4 ( Nenita Corpuz, 57 yrs. old and Julie Culapu , 47 yrs old, both from Cantilan ; Isagani Borja, 25 yrs old from Marihatag and Aladin Corporal from Madrid due to landslide) Agusan del Sur: 2 ( Ruben Ramos , 40 yrs. old and Richard Ramos, 1 yr. old in Brgy. Sta. Cruz, Rosario due to drowning) Region XI : 2 Compostela Valley: 2 (Rocel Antipuesto from Brgy. Elizalde, Maco due to drowning and Teresita Accion, 62 yrs. old due to landslide) ARMM: 6 Sulu: 6 (Abraham Dagun, 1 yr. and 2 months old; Kurais Sappayane , 72 years old; Kasma Alih, 13 yrs. Old; Kristina Abduhadi, 12 yrs. Old; and two (2) unidentified male victims in Jolo due to drowning) INJURED - 66 Misamis Oriental: 1 ( Noel Moldera in Gingoog City) Sulu: 65 ( 9 patients were confined at IPH-Sulu and 56 outpatients were treated by IPH- Sulu) MISSING - 1 CARAGA: 1 (Amado Basadre , 30 yrs. old, of Brgy. Matingbe, San Francisco, Surigao del Norte) 3 6. DAMAGED HOUSES (Details on Tab C) A total of 832 houses were damaged in CARAGA and ARMM: ( 397 Totally and 435 Partially ). Breakdown per region: Region X – 3 partially ; CARAGA - 155 totally and 286 partially and ARMM - 242 totally and 146 partially As of 8:00 AM, 05 February 2011, a total of 1,169 houses in Mainit, Surigao del Norte was still underwater due to the rise of water in Lake Mainit 7. DAMAGES TO INFRASTRUCTURE AND AGRICULTURE (Details on Tab D) The estimated cost of damages to agriculture and infrastructure in CARAGA amounted to PhP 537,135,853.50 Agriculture - PhP 9,649,858.50 Infrastructure - PhP 527,485,995.00 II. ACTIONS TAKEN A. WARNING DISSEMINATION/ MONITORING The NDRRMC disseminated Weather Advisories, Flood Bulletins, and Gale Warning to all regions concerned through facsimile and website for further dissemination to their respective Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils (LDRRMCs) from the provincial down to the municipal levels Local PIA CARAGA continuously assisted RDRRMC and PDRRMCs in disseminating weather advisories and situational update to the general public through its 172 networks Jolo Emergency Rescue Network (JERN), Red Cross, D’Alert Lupah Sug and Suara Lupah Sug are helping ACC Sulu in monitoring the situation B. SUSPENSION OF CLASSES/SEA TRAVELS RDRRMC CARAGA declared Alert Level 3 in all provinces and classes in all levels and work in public and private offices were suspended effective February 01, 2011. In Surigao del Sur, Surigao del Norte, Dinagat Islands and Butuan City classes at all levels and works in the public and private offices resumed on 3 February 2011. However, suspension of classes was selectively extended by DepEd in other schools utilized as evacuation centers and those which are still flooded. In Mainit, Surigao del Norte classes were still suspended on 4 February 2011 as flood water in Mainit rose up to 7 meters high due to the overflowing of Lake Mainit C. SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) and EVACUATION OPERATIONS CARAGA Pre-emptive and force evacuation were initiated in the low-lying and landslide prone areas in the provinces of CARAGA The Coast Guard Station Butuan Special Operations Unit Northern Mindanao in cooperation with Balangay Team of CDRMMC Butuan, conducted SAR operations on February 01, 2011 in Barangays Aupagan, Mahogany, Mahay, Banza, Buhangin and nearby barangays along the riverbank with the use of speedboats. The team rescued 70 stranded persons and transferred 81 families including minors and children to the evacuation centers and other safer areas. Evacuees are staying at Agusan National High School PNP Surigao City, BFP, 30 th -IB PA, PNP recruits QART and members of Washington Brgy. Council effected forced evacuation of the 354 families in Sitio Pagasa and Sitio Bonotan, Brgy Washington PNP13 deployed 2,025 PNP personnel with SAR equipment to different provinces affected by flooding and landslides which