ssbet77 Gov’t responders rescue 169,000 so far

RESCUE OPS Philippine Coast Guard rescuers assist in the retrieval of the bodies of two residents after a landslide in Sitio Libas, Barangay Maguiton, Guinobatan, Albay on Oct. 23, 2024. The Office of Civil Defense on Tuesday (Oct. 29) said government responders have so far rescued 169,769 individuals affected by Several Tropical Storm Kristine. (Photo courtesy of PCG)

MANILA, Philippines — Teams from the Bureau of Fire Protection, Philippine National Police and Philippine Coast Guard have so far rescued 169,769 individuals in areas affected by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (Trami), the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said on Tuesday.

OCD deputy administrator for operations, Assistant Secretary Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV, also reported that 539,944 food packs have been distributed in storm-hit areas as of 3 p.m.

During President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s visit to Barangay Causip in Bula, Camarines Sur on Oct. 26, he directed all national government agencies to provide assistance to those displaced by the storm and ordered the immediate reconstruction and rehabilitation of damaged roads and bridges.

Article continues after this advertisement

Initial estimates placed the damage cost for roads and bridges at approximately P1.3 billion, while damage to the agricultural sector were estimated at P10 million.

FEATURED STORIES NEWSINFO Leon now a typhoon; 4 Luzon areas under Signal No. 2 NEWSINFO Pagasa 11 p.m. update: Signal No. 5 possible over Batanes, Babuyan Is. NEWSINFO Leon may become super typhoon

Alejandro said power has been restored to 228 out of 352 cities and municipalities that experienced outages due to the strong winds and heavy rains.

Rainfall in the Bicol Region during the peak of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine was twice that of Tropical Storm Ondoy (Ketsana) in 2009.

Article continues after this advertisement

Alejandro said 86 out of 99 road sections previously rendered impassable by Kristine are now accessible, and 4,866 bags of rice from the National Food Authority have been distributed.

Article continues after this advertisement Laymanize data

Meanwhile, OCD administrator, Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno, called on local disaster officials to localize and laymanize the data given to them by national government agencies for a more effective information dissemination of typhoon updates.

Article continues after this advertisement

“I see a gap on local dissemination,” he said in a pre-disaster assessment Tuesday afternoon.

“Let’s take on the challenge. Let’s tap the capability of regional officials to translate important data to the local dialects in order to make them more practical, understandable and meaningful to the communities and to the decision-makers such as the local government units (LGUs),” Nepomuceno said.

Article continues after this advertisement

He also sought the immediate cascading of advisories to the LGUs as well as to media outlets.

Nepomuceno likewise requested the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration to immediately and continuously inform the OCD on red flag advisories. (PNA)

Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again. Your subscription has been successful.

Subscribe to our daily newsletter

SIGN ME UP

By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy.ssbet77

READ NEXT Gov’t responders rescue 169,000 so far Leon intensifies as it moves over Philippine Sea EDITORS' PICK Sen. Bong Go hails SC’s TRO vs further transfer of PhilHealth funds House members hit leeway given to Bato, Go in Senate hearing LIVE UPDATES: Typhoon Leon Spooky new movies and shows to watch this Halloween Leon may become super typhoon Groups welcome SC TRO on PhilHealth fund transfer MOST READ 15% of ballot shading eyed LIVE UPDATES: Typhoon Leon Senate urged to send Duterte ‘confession’ to ICC House members hit leeway given to Bato, Go in Senate hearing Follow @FMangosingINQ on Twitter --> View comments