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MALASIQUI, Pangasinan - The Pangasinan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) reported a total of 3,587 families or 10,629 individuals in the province affected by super typhoon "Nando" (international name "Ragasa") as of 11 a.m. Tuesday.
PDRRMO emergency operation center team leader Maegan Equila, in a phone interview, said 33 families or 80 individuals in six barangays in three municipalities are being served inside evacuation centers, while six families or 17 individuals are being served outside evacuation centers.
She said 57 barangays in Calasiao, Santa Barbara, Laoac, Pozorrubio, Asingan, San Jacinto, and San Nicolas towns, and Urdaneta City are experiencing flooding, while there was a recorded landslide in portions of Villa Verde Road in San Nicolas town.
"There still no reported casualty so far," she added.
All 48 local government units (LGUs) implemented localized suspension of classes on Tuesday, Equila said.
PDRRMO continues to monitor the river systems in the province since water from the upstream is expected to go downstream, she said.
"Council members are still on standby since there is still reported rainfall in the mountainous areas so we anticipate the water to go down to the river systems," she said.
As of 8 a.m., Marusay River in Calasiao and Sinucalan River in Dagupan City are above critical level, which might cause further flooding in low-lying areas.
An orange warning level was raised in the province due to the trough of Nando with an expected accumulated amount of rainfall from 15 to 30 millimeters, according to the PDRRMO.
Meanwhile, the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office has prepositioned family food packs to augment LGUs' relief efforts.
The province remains under red alert status. (PNA)