Region 1 1. Sugpon, Ilocos Sur 2. Pangasinan 3. Dagupan City Region 2 1

Emergency Situation Report

Country name Philippines Date 22 October 2015

Name of the Typhoon Koppu (local name: Time 06:00 PM emergency Lando)

Sitrep number 05

1. Situation overview

The final severe weather bulletin was issued by PAGASA on 21 October 2015 at 5:00 PM Note: The provinces in Northern Luzon had continuously been under typhoon warning. They had been under varying degrees of storm warning signals for 4 days.

2. Effects and Damages

State of Calamity Declared in the following areas: Region 1 1. Sugpon, Ilocos Sur 2. Pangasinan 3. Dagupan City Region 2 1. Ilagan City, Isabela 2. Quirino Province 3. Nueva Vizcaya 4. Tuguegarao City 5. Cagayan Province Region 3: 1. Nueva Ecija 2. Aurora

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NDRRMC SitRep No. 13 update states the following reports as of 22 October 2015, 6:00 AM.

 A total of 268, 877 families or 1, 242, 239 persons were affected in regions I, II, III, IV-A, V, NCR and CAR.  A total 113, 584 persons are still staying in evacuation centers while 384. 998 persons are displaced but staying outside evacuation centers.  41 persons have died, 78 were injured  A total 18, 758 houses were damaged in regions I, II, III, and CAR. Region 1:

Reports from Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, and La Union state that crops ready for harvest have been destroyed. State of calamity in Dagupan City, Pangasinan province, and Sugpon, Ilocos Sur Ilocos Norte

 Affected individuals in Solsona - 7030 individuals Ilocos Sur:

 Affected individuals in certain municipalities from field reports: o Burgos, 1894; o Sta. Cruz, 2003; o Sta. Lucia – 1322; o Cervantes, 505; o Quirino, 175  Burgos – flooded, roofing washed out, crops destroyed in Brgys. Balugang, Dirdirig, Callitong  Sta. Cruz – Villa Hermosa and Quinsoriano > Buaya River has overflowed causing flooding of homes; Manalpac, Puttao Solsona – dikes have been damaged La Union

 Affected populations in certain municipalities – Bauang, 4013; Sto. Tomas, 1991; Aringay, 3613 Pangasinan:

 The province is under state of calamity  There are evacuees in 37 municipalities  Damages: o Infrastructre: P 50 million o Crops: P 50 million

Cordillera Region

Agricultural lands have been damaged and crops destroyed/damaged and will thus result in problems in food security and livelihood. Rice to be harvested this October-November have all been damaged. Houses, waterworks, and irrigation systems have also been damaged. Count of affected populations: 4, 227 famiiles / 27, 358 persons Region 2 OCD Region 2 SitRep no. 17 - 21 October 2015, 9:00 PM states the following:

 Total Affected Populations: 42,608 families or 206,187 individuals in 462 barangays  Total Damage Houses: 225  Total Partially Damage: 2,137  Livelihood Damage: o Agriculture: P 425,365,600.00 o Fisheries: P 7,369,112.50  Infrastructures: Total damage - P 151,079,500.00 Cagayan Province:

 Tuguegarao City o 7, 081 families or 32, 111 persons affected by flooding o 2000 hectares damaged or affected by flood o May be declared in a state of calamity  Affected population: 27,618 families or 135,820 individuals Isabela: Reports from locals cite that they are undergoing a double disaster. The El Nino brought on a drought that prevented them from planting and/or killed their crops. What few crops that survived have now been destroyed by floods. Agricultural workers / farmers are facing food shortage.

 Affected population: 7,074 families or 24,931 individuals  Ilagan city – under state of calamity  Jones – no more isolated barangays  Benito Soliven – 2, 000 individuals affected  Municipality of Santo Tomas – isolated Quirino:

 Affected population: 3,173 families or 14,159 individuals Nueva Vizcaya

 Affected population: 4,471 families or 20,358 individuals Region 3

o A total of 74,308 families / 361,546 persons in 517 Brgys of the Provinces of Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac and Zambales are affected o Served inside and outside evacuations 53,891 families / 266,125 persons o Inside 286 Evacuation Centers (ECs) 20,631 families / 94,019 persons o Outside ECs 33,260 families / 172,106 persons Aurora PDRRMO cites Dinalungan, Casiguran, and Dilasag as hardest hit. Fr. Israel Gabriel of the San Luis parish has described Typhoon Lando as the strongest typhoon that they have experienced in Aurora. He described extremely strong, fast winds and torrential rain; the rain was so strong that he was unable to see even the houses just across parish. He also stated that this was the situation between 1:00 AM (time of landfall) up to about 6:30 AM of the same. Some priests in the different areas of the Aurora have yet to be reached. Partial count coming from Ma. Aurora, Dipaculao, Baler, San Luis, Casiguran*, Dinalungan*, Dilasag*, Dingalan (*areas have only given partial data); province under state of calamity

 Total Affected in 8 municipalities of Aurora : 22, 454 families or 97, 191 individuals  Total Damage Houses: 1,836  Total Partially Damage: 11, 455  Livelihood Damage: o Livestock: P 1,550,290.00 o Agriculture: P 311,706,227.25 o Fisheries: P 6,647,200.00  Several fishing boats were totally wrecked in Dingalan and Baler area.2 hectares of Tilapia worth 900,000  Infrastructures: Total damage - P 143,002,500.00 o Casiguran -Baler road passable with much difficulty o SMART Communications network down; GLOBE has unstable connection o Province-wide blackout Baler: All barangays were affected by Typhoon Lando, with 6 out of 13 being severely affected. These barangays are Barangays Calabuanan, Buhangin, Obligacion, Reserva, Pingit, and Barangay 5. Brgy. Buhangin was most severely affected due to flashfloods.  Affected population: 4, 049 families or 16, 912 individuals across 13 barangays  Damages: o Infrastructre: P 52,285,000.00 o Agricultures: P 30, 872, 782.25 4

Dipaculao: Strong winds, flooding, landslides, and storm surges were reported in different barangays. The municipality experienced 8 hours of continuous strong winds from 11 PM to 7AM the next day thus the destruction. The Municipal Agriculturist reports 100% damage to banana, vegetable, and papaya crops while coffee is 80% damaged.  Affected population: 744 families or 3170 individuals  Damages: o Houses(partially and totally damaged): 10, 230, 000.00 o Agriculture . Rice: P 159, 556, 800.00 . Fisheries: 1, 333, 360 worth of Tilapia San Luis: Two unnamed barangays are still submerged in chest-high floodwater with thick mud. 75% agricultural damage is reported while less than 20% of the population have received government assistance. 50% of houses are partially damaged while 10% are totally damaged. Most of the population are rice, root crop, and coconut farmers but the Typhoon has damaged their crops just before harvest this December. Nueva Ecija – province under state of calamity; Agricultural lands have been damaged and crops destroyed/damaged and will thus result in problems in food security and livelihood. Rice to be harvested this October-November have all been damaged.

 Cabanatuan City updates as of Oct 19, 2015 o Damages: Affected crop areas cover 10, 058. 63 hectares. Losses of rice, corn, and vegetable crops amount to Php 754, 432, 250.00 o 75 out of 89 barangays have been affected and have evacuated; there are a total of 25 evacuation centers . Served inside evacuation centers: 4, 257 families or 19, 084 persos . Served outside evacuation centers: 7, 604 families or 52, 889 persons

3. Needs

Based on reports from the field, food, potable water, and emergency shelter are immediate needs. WASH is also a concern in evacuation centers.

4. ACCORD’s Actions Taken

ACCORD is currently monitoring updates from Cagayan Valley, Cordillera region, NCR, and Aurora. ACCORD is working with partner LGUs in Barangay Potrero, Malabon City, and the municipalities of Jones and Benito Soliven in Isabela; CorDIS RDS in the Cordillera; Ilocos Center for Research Empowerment and Development (ICRED) in Ilocos Region; and ACCORD staff in Nueva Ecija - Aurora for updates, monitoring, and coordination work. The ACCORD team is continuing its assessment in municipalities of Aurora.

5. ACCORD Focal Persons

Main contact person Secondary contact person Full name Marieta Lupig-Alcid Athena Denise Gepte Office phone +632 373 0196 +632 373 0196 +632 350 5010 +632 350 5010 Mobile phone +63917 793 5448 +63915 2332143 Email [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Fax +632 416 7905 +632 416 7905

Sources:

 PAGASA weather bulletin as of 5PM, Oct 21 2015  NDRRMC SitRep No. 13 as of 22 October 2015, 6:00AM  OCD Region 3 SitRep 13 for Lando, 20 October 2015, 8:00 AM  OCD Region 2 SitRep no. 17 21 October 2015, 9:00 PM  ICRED  CorDis RDS  Aurora PDRRMC  Fr. Israel Gabriel, San Luis Parish, Aurora  Field reports  Interviews from MDDRMO of Jones and Benito Soliven

 News Bulletin from Bombo Tuguegarao