Latest Breaking News On - Uot banacia told the philippine news agency pna read 39 odette to bring heavy rains over surigao provinces cebu city councilor david tumulak said has mobilized barangay disaster management teams in 80 villages while placing upland area under close monitoring for possible landslides due atmospheric - Page 1 : comparemela.com
CEBU CITY - Cebu province, which is along the path of Severe Tropical Storm Odette, began bracing for its onslaught as 30 localities were placed under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 on Wednesday. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia on Tuesday night issued a memo addressed to 44 mayors in the province, enjoining them "to take all the necessary precautions and preparations for (the storm's) arrival)." "The suspension of work and other measures may be implemented by the local chief executives concerned, as the need arises," Garcia's memo read. The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office has pre-positioned its personnel and response equipment in the northern and southern staging areas. Lapu-Lapu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management officer Nagiel Banacia said the evacuation of residents in Olango, Cebu City's island group, would continue. "At least 20 evacuees from Caobian Island arrived in Mactan this 10 p.m. (Tuesday). Eight of them