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=='Mina' slams North Luzon, Tornado hits Ilocos Norte== | |||
*Source: http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/332296/mina-slams-north-luzon | |||
*By: AARON B. RECUENCO, ELLALYN B. DE VERA, and ELENA L. ABEN | |||
*''August 27, 2011-mb.com.ph'' | |||
Power and communication lines were knocked down while roads and bridges were rendered impassable as super typhoon “Mina” battered the northern part of Luzon with heavy rains and strong winds after making landfall Saturday. | |||
As “Mina” was pounding Cagayan and the rest of Northern Luzon, a tornado hit a residential area in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, destroying 18 houses. | |||
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the eye of “Mina” (international name: Nanmadol) directly hit the landmass of Naglocsadon Point in Gonzaga, a town located at the northern tip of Cagayan at 7:55 a.m. Saturday, defying earlier forecast it won’t make landfall. | |||
So far, the weather disturbance has already left at least two people dead while hundreds of others were forced to flee their homes, officials said. | |||
National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) Executive Director Benito Ramos identified the fatalities as Reajen Bautista, 6; and John Rey Bautista, 5. | |||
Chief Superintendent Agrimero Cruz Jr., spokesman of the Philippine National Police (PNP), said two children were the reported killed when they were buried alive after a landslide flattened their house in Barangay Rabon in San Fabian, Pangasinan at 5:45 a.m. Saturday. | |||
“The house is owned by a certain Rolly Bautista, the report we received is that his two children were the ones who were buried in mud,” said Cruz. | |||
Cruz said the house is located in a hillside portion of the barangay. | |||
Ramos said landslides were also reported at Kennon Road (Camp 1 section), Gurel-Bokod-Kabayan Road (Bugaw section), Baguio-Bontoc Road (Ambasador Tublay Section and Topdac, Atok km 279-700, and Cotcot section), Mountain Province-Nueva Vizcaya (Sukit section), and Baguio-Bontoc Road (Balitian Section). All affected roads were closed as clearing operations were being conducted as of press time. | |||
There were no reported casualties in any part of the country affected by “Mina,” but two people were reported missing in La Union and Catanduanes. | |||
Ramos said reports reaching his office also showed “Mina” has already affected 2,888 families or 11,720 people in 27 barangays in four provinces in Northern Luzon, Bicol region and Western Visayas. | |||
Power and communication lines were knocked down in most part of Cagayan where the weather disturbance made a landfall, said Chief Supt. Francisco Villaroman, director of the Cagayan Valley (Region 2) regional police. | |||
“At least six bridges were also not passable in Cagayan,” said Villaroman. | |||
They are the Tawi Bridge in Peñablanca town, Abusag and Bagunot Bridges in Baggao, and the Capatan Bridge in Tuguegarao City, all in Cagayan; and Dimaluadi, Dinapigue, Cabagan-Sto-Tomas Bridges and Sta. Maria, Cabagan Alicaocao Bridge in Cauayan, Isabela. | |||
A total of 67 families or 264 persons were evacuated in Cagayan Valley region – 13 families or 55 persons in Maconacon, Isabela; 49 families or 209 persons in Gonzaga, Cagayan; and five families in Tuao, Cagayan. | |||
Chief Supt. Villamor Bumanglag, director of the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) police office, said four major roads in the region were rendered impassable – the Halsema Road, Kennon Road, Baguio-Vizcaya Road, and Kapangan-Kibungan Road. | |||
“We have not received any report of landslide or untoward incident that resulted in casualties at this time, but we are on alert,” said Bumanglag in an interview at noon Saturday. | |||
“Search and rescue teams and even evacuation teams were already prepositioned in flood and landslide-prone areas in the region,” he added. | |||
Aside from Cagayan, Chief Supt. Leonardo Espina, director of the Highway Patrol Group, said the report they received from his men in the field was that there was a total power shutdown in Abra. | |||
“All roads in Ilocos region are passable, except in Barangay Bolasi in San Fabian, Pangasinan which is not passable to light vehicles, we are assisting in terms of traffic management,” said Espina. | |||
In the tornado that hit Ilocos Norte at 5:45 a.m. Saturday, no casualty was reported, said Senior Supt. Marlou Chan, director of the Ilocos Norte Police. | |||
Aside from destroying 18 houses, the tornado uprooted a lot of trees, causing traffic jam in the area. | |||
Chan said Gov. Imee Marcos immediately proceeded to the area to see for herself the extent of the damage wrought by the tornado. | |||
The official said clearing operations were immediately conducted in the affected roads while Marcos led the distribution of relief goods to the affected families. | |||
With “Mina’s” strong winds, at least 15 flights were cancelled. | |||
As of 1 p.m. Saturday, the Media Affairs Division (MAD) of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport had recorded flight cancellations on seven turn-around flights between Manila and Batanes, Busuanga, Laoag, Masbate. and Tuguegarao | |||
Air Philippines cancelled a Manila-Tuguegarao-Manila flight and a Masbate-Manila flight because of the weather disturbance. | |||
Cebu Pacific also cancelled turn-around flights between Manila and Busuanga, Manila and Laoag, Manila and Masbate and Manila and Tuguegarao. | |||
South East Asian Air cancelled a turn-around flight between Manila and Basco in Batanes while Zest Air cancelled a scheduled flight between Manila and Masbate. | |||
As of 5 p.m. Saturday, storm Signal No. 4 was lowered as “Mina” weakened. | |||
However, Signal No. 3 was hoisted over Cagayan, Babuyan Group of Island, Calayan Group of Island, Apayao, and Batanes. | |||
Areas placed under Signal No. 2 are Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Abra, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, and Isabela. | |||
Signal No. 2 was raised over La Union, Benguet, Pangasinan, and Nueva Ecija. | |||
“Mina” now packs maximum sustained winds of 165 kilometers per hour (kph) near the eye and gustines of up to 200 kph. | |||
PAGASA weather forecaster Gener Quitlong said “Mina” continues to move slowly at 7 kph. | |||
The weather disturbance is moving northwest or toward Taiwan. | |||
Quitlong pointed out that “Mina” may maintain its strength or further intensify as it moves towards the coastal waters. | |||
If it maintains its speed and direction, Quitlong said “Mina” would be out of the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) by Wednesday afternoon or evening. | |||
“Improving weather condition can be expected by Tuesday or Wednesday,” he said. | |||
Meanwhile, Quitlong warned residents in Metro Manila, and western sections of Central and Southern Luzon, and Visayas of light to moderate rains due to the enhanced southwest monsoon or hanging habagat in the next two days. | |||
As of 4 p.m. Saturday, the weather disturbance was located 50 kilometers (km) northeast of Aparri, Cagayan. | |||
The typhoon is expected to be 230 km north northwest of Aparri, Cagayan by Sunday morning and 490 km north of Aparri, Cagayan or 280 km north northwest of Basco, Batanes by Monday morning. | |||
By Tuesday morning, it will be 500 km northeast of Basco, Batanes. | |||
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has prepositioned P21.16 million worth of standby funds and relief supplies in areas affected by “Mina.” | |||
“DSWD allocated P2 million standby funds and relief supplies worth P19.16 million in Regions I, II, III and CAR ready for augmentation if needed by the affected local government units,” DSWD Secretary Corazon Soliman said. | |||
She said DSWD Field Office in Region 1 has prepositioned 500 family packs in Ilocos Norte. | |||
DSWD-Region 1 has also prepositioned 500 family packs in Ilocos Norte and has identified evacuation centers and community kitchens in areas hit by the typhoon. | |||
Meanwhile, DSWD-Region 2 has sent food and non-food to the 65 evacuation centers, ready to be augmented by the local government units. | |||
==DOLE goes “green” in the workplace== | ==DOLE goes “green” in the workplace== | ||
*Source: http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r01&id=50317 | *Source: http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r01&id=50317 | ||