The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Monday, Dec. 26 that it has allotted P56.50 million worth of Quick Response Fund and P75.56 million as standby funds in the field offices for those affected by massive flooding in Visayas and Mindanao.
According to the DSWD-Disaster Response Operations Monitoring and. Information Center (DSWD -DROMIC) estimated 15,487 families were affected in three regions by flooding from rains caused by the shear line.
Based DSWD-DROMIC report as of Dec. 25, 6 p.m. 98 barangays were affected by rains brought by the shear line in Eastern Visayas, Region X, at CARAGA. More than half or 55 barangays are from Region X.
An estimated 15,487 families or 69,323 individuals from the 98 barangays were affected by the said weather disturbance.
DSWD added that currently, 9,409 families are in evacuation centers, or 45,813 residents in 34 evacuation centers in Region X and CARAGA. On the other hand. there are 118 families or 387 individuals who are temporarily staying with their relatives.
The agency stated that it is in constant coordination with the DSWD Field Offices in the affected local government agencies for the said family food packs (FFPs) for the affected residents.
On standby for distribution are 60,905 FFPs: 39,399 are at the National Response Operations Center in the National Capital Region while 21,506 are at the Visayas Disaster Response Center in Mandaue City.
In the weather forecast of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Saturday, Dec. 24, the shear line, an area where the cold and warm winds meet, was affecting eastern Visayas, Bicol Region, Palawan, Dinagat Islands, and the rest of Visayas.
PAGASA earlier reminded residents in these areas to be vigilant against possible hazards such as flooding and rain-induced landslides.