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NDRRMC: Typhoon 'Egay', 'habagat' affect 11K persons

Published Jul 24, 2023 07:11 am
More than 11,000 individuals were affected by the combined effects of Typhoon “Egay” and the southwest monsoon (habagat) as disaster officials urged the public on Monday, July 24, to keep being vigilant especially since there is a possibility that the typhoon might develop into a “super typhoon”.

*Landing craft tank (LCT) Pacifica 2 runs aground off Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte on July 23, 2023 after being battered by big waves and strong winds brought by Typhoon Egay. The Philippine Coast Guard said all 24 crew members of the domestic vessel were rescued. (Photo: PCG)

* The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported that a total of 3,300 families composed of 11,185 individuals were affected by strong rains and winds due to Egay and habagat. Those affected came from the municipalities of Pontevedra, San Enrique, Bago, and Valladolid in Negros Occidental in Western Visayas (Region 6); and Tagoloan and Cagayan de Oro City in Misamis Oriental in Northern Mindanao (Region 10). “Ang atin pong paalala ay patuloy tayong magmonitor at magpreemptively evacuate kung kinakailangan kasi meron din pong scenario rin po na magsu-super typhoon po si Egay (We remind everyone to continuously monitor and conduct preemptive evacuation if needed because there is a scenario where Egay will intensify to a super typhoon),” NDRRMC spokesperson Edgar Posadas said in a Laging Handa public briefing. The number of affected individuals is expected to further increase as reports from other affected areas in Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Ilocos Region (Region 1), Cagayan Valley (Region 2), Central Luzon (Region 3), National Capital Region (NCR), Calabarzon (Region 4A), Mimaropa (Region 4B), Bicol Region (Region 5), Central Visayas (Region 7), Eastern Visayas (Region 8) have yet to be consolidated. Meanwhile, a total of 96 families or 348 individuals were displaced and staying in five evacuation centers in Western Visayas and Northern Mindanao. “Kailangan lalong paigtingin natin ‘yung paghahanda hindi lang po si Egay, huwag nating kalimutan ‘yung kakambal niya na problema natin ngayon. Hinihila po niya ‘yung habagat na nagpapaulan po in most areas dito po sa western side of the country particularly po sa Western Visayas at nakataas din po ‘yung gale warning sa eastern seaboard natin (We need to intensify our preparedness not only for Egay but also for its twin problem. It is pulling southwest monsoon which brings rain in most areas in the western side of the country particularly in Western Visayas and a gale warning has been raised in out eastern seaboard),” Posadas noted.

Effects

 The strong rains caused flooding in the towns of Pontevedra, San Enrique, and Bago while a rockslide occurred in Hinoba-an, all in Negros Occidental.  In Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte, landing craft tank (LCT) Pacifica 2 ran aground in the vicinity waters off Brangay Cabinet on Sunday, July 23, due to big waves and strong winds brought by Egay. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said all 24 crew members of the domestic vessel were rescued. The vessel departed Socorro Port in Surigao del Norte and was on its way to port of destination when the incident happened. There were also 3,095 passengers, 42 vessels, 1,246 rolling cargoes, and 20 motorbancas that were stranded in various ports in Bicol, Eastern Visayas, and Southern Tagalog due to Egay.   The bad weather is expected to continue until Egay departs the Philippine Area of Responsibility by Wednesday night, July 26, or Thursday morning, July 27.

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