A total of 5,239 Bulakenyos were forced to leave their homes and took shelter in various evacuation centers in the province to escape the wrath of Super Typhoon Karding on Sunday, Sept. 25, until Monday, Sept. 26.
According to Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office head Rowena J. Tiongso
ASSISTANCE. Governor Daniel Fernando distributes family food packs and non-food items to typhoon victims in Obando town, Bulacan on Monday (Sept. 26, 2022). A total of 1,517 families in the province were displaced by Super Typhoon Karding. (Photo courtesy of Bulacan Public Affairs Office) CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan - Governor Daniel R. Fernando said Monday the families of the five rescuers who died in the line of duty in San Miguel town will receive all the benefits due them. He expressed grief over the deaths and lauded the heroic efforts of the five victims who were swept away by raging floodwater while conducting rescue operations during the onslaught of Super Typhoon Karding. "Kulang ang mga salita upang ipahayag ang aking kalungkutan sa naganap na trahedya sa ating mga kasamang rescuers ng Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office. Sa ngalan ng lalawigan ng Bulacan, ako ay taos-pusong nagpapasalamat at ikinararangal ang kanilang ipinamalas na kabayanihan at matap
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Unrealistic shelter capacities in case of nuke accident emerge in east Japan pref. The Mainichi
TOKYO As part of an extended area evacuation plan in case of a nuclear power plant accident, two facilities in the eastern Japan prefecture of Ibaraki with unrealistic capacities have been designated as evacuation shelters, and the shortage could expand.
The plan was created in case of an accident at the Japan Atomic Power Company s Tokai No. 2 Power Station in the village of Tokai in Ibaraki Prefecture, and a public library and a multi-purpose culture center with a music hall with many seats fixed to the floor have been designated as shelters. At these two facilities in two separate cities alone, a Mainichi Shimbun study shows that the capacities were overestimated by a total of about 3,500.