“Odette” has so far affected some 11,859 families in Visayas and Mindanao, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Friday.
After devastating parts of Eastern and Central Visayas, typhoon “Odette” is now making its way across Palawan Island, according to the state weather bureau.
As of 10:00 a.m., “Odette” was located 90 kilometers South Southwest of Cuyo, Palawan packing maximum sustained winds of 155 kilometers per hour (kph), gustiness of up to 215 kph, and strong winds extending outwards up to 480 kilometers from the center, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomic Services Administration (Pagasa) said in its 11:00 bulletin.
The typhoon was moving westward at 25 kph.
Pagasa has placed the following areas under Signal No. 3: the northern portion of Palawan including Cagayancillo and Cuyo Islands; and the southern portion of Iloilo and Antique provinces in Panay Island.
Signal No. 2 has been raised in the following areas: the southern portion of Mindoro provinces; the western portion of Romblon; the central portion of Palawan including Kalayaan and Calamian Islands; Aklan, Capiz, and the rest of Iloilo and Antique in Panay Island; Guimaras Island; the northern and central portions of Negros Oriental; and Negros Oriental.
Meanwhile, TCWS No. 1 was hoisted over the following areas: Masbate including Ticao and Burias Islands; Marinduque; the southern portion of Quezon; the rest of Mindoro Island; the rest of Palawan; the rest of Romblon; Batangas; Cebu including Bantayan and Camotes Islands; Bohol; Biliran; the western portion of Leyte and Southern Leyte; Siquijor; the northern portion of Zamboanga del Norte; and the northern portion of Misamis Occidental.
“Odette” has so far affected some 11,859 families in Visayas and Mindanao, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Friday.
Some 192 evacuation centers are currently assisting 4,989 families while the rest are taking shelter with their friends and relatives.
The NDRRMC is currently validating reports of one death and two injured.
Meanwhile, 73 seaports are non-operational or have suspended trips due to bad weather.
The number of stranded passengers has reached 4,503 along with 2,245 rolling cargoes, 75 ships, and three motorbancas in Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol, Western Visayas, Eastern Visayas, the Zamboanga Peninsula and the Caraga region.
The NDRRMC also reported that 83,026 families or 332,855 individuals were preemptively evacuated.
These include 3,162 families in Western Visayas; 867 families in Central Visayas; 58,109 families in Eastern Visayas and 20,888 families in Caraga. (With report from PNA)
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