By Anthony Giron IMUS CITY, Cavite — Authorities reported zero-casualty in lowland and upland districts of Cavite, the most populous province in Luzon, as Typhoon “Ompong” (international name "Mangkhut") lashed through the northern and central areas of the island. Photo courtesy of Google Map | Manila Bulletin Strong rains and winds brought by the typhoon in the wee Saturday morning hours have affected at least nine Cavite coastal and inner cities and municipalities which prompted the authorities to place some 2,387 families or 6,505 individuals in evacuation centers as a preemptive measure. The affected areas were Cavite City, Bacoor City and the municipalities of Naic, Ternate, Kawit, Rosario, also called Salinas, Noveleta and inner Carmona and Indang. The Cavite Office Public Safety Office (COPS), provincial and local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO) and Police Provincial Office (PPO) continued to monitor the situation in the areas. Senior Superintendent William M. Segun, PPO director, citing reports from his Tactical Operation Center and Cavite DRRMO, said that there were no reports of typhoon-related death, injuries of missing person in any six cities and 17 municipalities of the province from 12 midnight Saturday until 12 noon Sunday. The reports said that as of 8 a.m. Sunday there were still some 43 residents at evacuation centers in Ternate and Indang but they were set to return home in the next few hours. Governor Jesus Crispin C. Remulla said that the damages of the typhoon in the province was “minimal but still it was a disaster that have affected us in term of productivity.” Typhoon Signal 1 was raised in Cavite province on Saturday. The coastal province is prone to typhoon or "habagat" or southwest monsoon rains and winds through the years.