DSWD tags 13 E Samar towns for post-typhoon aid philippinetimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from philippinetimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Published April 20, 2021, 1:37 PM
Over 50K people affected by typhoon
Two persons died while another one was reported missing after typhoon “Bising” (international name: Surigae) pummeled Southern Luzon and parts of Visayas, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) disclosed Tuesday, April 20.
An aerial shot of cargo trucks bound for the Visayas and Mindanao islands line up along a highway in Daraga town, Albay province, south of Manila on April 18, 2021, after authorities stopped the ferry service between Luzon and Samar islands due to Typhoon Surigae as it moves over the eastern seaboard of the country.
(Photo by Charism SAYAT / various sources / AFP / FILE PHOTO)
(MDRRMO Virac)
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said it is yet to confirm the death of 79-year-old Alberto Wales who was reportedly hit by an uprooted coconut tree in St. Bernard, Southern Leyte.
The agency is also confirming reports that 40-year old fisherman Louie Din went missing after sailing into the sea before the Bising onslaught. His three companions were able to return to their homes.
“We received the information regarding [the] casualties reported from Region 8 but the data are still subjected for further validation.” said Easha Mariano, of the NDRRMC media affairs unit.
In a situational report, NDRRMC Executive Director Ricardo Jalad said a total of 18,467 families composed of 68,490 individuals were pre-emptively evacuated in Bicol and Eastern Visayas.
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Published January 12, 2021, 12:47 PM
TACLOBAN CITY
(PNA) – Widespread flooding has displaced thousands of residents in three Samar provinces on Tuesday as non-stop rains caused rivers and streams to rise and burst their banks.
A flooded community in Dolores, Eastern Samar in this Jan. 11, 2021 photo. Widespread flooding has displaced thousands of residents in three Samar provinces on Tuesday as non-stop rains caused rivers and streams to swell. (Photo courtesy of Dolores municipal disaster risk reduction and management office/ via PNA)
The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) reported on Tuesday that 8,676 families, or 17,076 individuals, have been affected by floods in the towns of Sulat, Taft, Dolores, Arteche, Maslog, and Oras in Eastern Samar; and Matuguinao in Samar province.