About 2,421 families affected by Typhoon Egay in Cordillera radyonatin.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from radyonatin.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
More roads connecting several towns in Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) were closed to traffic on Wednesday, Aug. 24, due to landslides and soil collapse following the the onslaught of tropical storm “Florita”.
On the 11a.m. situational report of the Department of Public Works and Highways
Road-clearing operations in Kibungan, Benguet (Photo courtesy of Cesar Molitas Facebook) MANILA - The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Saturday that the number of families affected by the magnitude 7 earthquake that rocked Abra and nearby provinces in northern Luzon on July 27 has climbed to 62,024. The data is equivalent to 228,238 persons living in 639 villages in the regions of Ilocos, Cagayan Valley, and Cordillera. The NDRRMC said 46 evacuation centers are sheltering 1,910 families or 6,490 individuals, while the rest are being aided by families and friends. The agency has confirmed four deaths in Cordillera and 300 injured - two in Cagayan Valley and 298 in Cordillera. Still undergoing validation are reports of two deaths in Ilocos and Cagayan Valley and the identities of four bodies retrieved in Abra and 20 injured. Abra province was the hardest hit by the earthquake that happened at 8:43 a.m. The epicenter was recorded in the town of
6 national roads remain either closed or flooded, says DPWH mb.com.ph - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mb.com.ph Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.