Number of families, persons affected by continues rains, floodings, landslides increased-NDRRMC

By RODRIGO S. VICTORIA, PIA-8
January 13, 2011

QUEZON CITY  –  The number of families and persons affected by the continues heavy rains, subsequent floodings and series of landslides brought by the tail-end of a cold front increased  based on the latest situation report from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).

Based on the NDRRMC update released today, January 13, 2011 duly signed by Usec Benito T. Ramos, Executive Director, NDRRMC, the number of population affected increased from 248,223 to 259,048 families and from 1,294,039 to 1,340,015 persons.

The affected population came from the 1,429 barangays of 146 municipalities and 15 cities of 24 provinces in Regions IV-B, V, VI, VII, VIII, X, XI, CARAGA and ARMM, based on the NDRRMC report.

It was stated in the report that CARAGA had the highest number of affected population with 112,096 families and 601, 804 persons among the eight affected regions

Region VIII followed in the number of affected population with 66,341 families and 338,064 persons while Region V ranked in third spot with 40, 202 families and 205, 571 persons, it stated.

The NDRRMC report also mentioned that there are 70,568 families and 369,436 persons who have been served both inside and outside evacuation centers from the combined sources of DSWD and LGUs.

The report stated that there are 37 evacuation center in Albay that remained open and still serving 2, 405 families and 12, 360 persons in the municipalities of Bacacay, Camalig, Daraga, Malilipot, Manito and Sto. Domingo while Region VIII has 35 evacuation centers remained open and still serving 1,081 families and 4, 820 persons in the municipalities of Borongan and Maslog of Eastern Samar and in the municipalities of Bontoc, St. Bernard and Sogod of Southern Leyte.

A total of 42 dead, 8 injured, 6 missing persons have been recorded as of today, January 13, 2011 based on the NDRRMC report.

It reported also 443 totally and 919 partially damaged houses with Region VIII recorded the highest number of damaged houses that reached to 744 and the lowest in Region V with only one house damaged.

Damages to agriculture, infrastructure and private properties has reached to a total of P1,045,713, 449.80 with infrastructure incurring the biggest damage with P687,092,271 followed by agriculture with P337,624,878. 80 and private properties with P20,996,300.

Some of the roads in Northern Samar, Samar and Eastern Samar in Region VIII are not passable to all types of vehicles including a portion of road in two barangays in Davao del Sur, as stated in the report

It was shown in the report that the estimated cost of assistance from the combined resources of DSWD, DOH, LGUs, NGOs, and other GOs reached up to P36,962,494.37.

The report made mentioned also of the actions taken by the NDRRMC member agencies in the areas of warning, information dissemination, search, rescue, retrieval, evacuation and clearing operations, relief operations, damages and needs assessment