00:00Batanes and Ilocos Norte are now in a state of calamity
00:04due to the wide spread of typhoon Julián.
00:07Joseph Morong has a report.
00:12The super typhoon Julián hit Basco, Batanes y Ilocos y Ilocos yesterday.
00:19There was almost zero visibility.
00:22The houses that were hit by the typhoon were saved
00:26but not the modern houses made of wood.
00:28Some of them were damaged,
00:30some animals were injured,
00:32and some old trees were also banned.
00:34At the initial date,
00:36more than 2,000 houses were damaged.
00:38The supply of electricity,
00:40water, and lines of communication is also limited.
00:42It is feared that there will be a diarrhea outbreak
00:44due to the problem of drinking water.
00:46According to the DSWD,
00:48in times of good weather,
00:51they will be able to deliver prepositioned food packs
00:53to Ibana, Uyugan, Itbayat, and Sabdang.
00:57The GMA Kapuso Foundation will also be there
00:59to provide additional assistance to Batanes
01:01which is now in a state of calamity.
01:05The state of calamity in Ilocos Norte has also declared.
01:09According to the CDRRMO,
01:11more than 600 families were evacuated to Lawag City,
01:13including several barangays in Gabonorte
01:15where there were landslides.
01:17The largest population
01:19is mostly barangay 1
01:21and the infrastructure
01:23is the worst
01:25here in Gabon.
01:29We heard that
01:31there are casualties
01:33but there is no official report.
01:35It's one in Batac,
01:37one in Pauay,
01:39it's missing,
01:41and one here in Lawag City.
01:43In several towns in Ilocos Sur,
01:46there was heavy rain.
01:48Some houses were flooded
01:50in Candon City,
01:52while in some places,
01:54the water was up to Bewang Pa.
01:56There were landslides in Santa City.
01:58In Kalasyao, Pangasinan,
02:00there were 250 houses
02:02that were submerged in three layers
02:04of deep water.
02:06In Lagayan Abra,
02:08seven individuals were injured
02:10after being trapped
02:12in Umapao, Tinig River.
02:15In Bolinei Abra,
02:17there were landslides
02:19and landslides in Baguio Bontoc Road
02:21and Alab section
02:23in Mountain Province.
02:25Two houses were damaged
02:27in the landslide,
02:29except for the cars.
02:31Joseph Morong reporting for GMA Integrated News.
02:45For more information,
02:47visit www.gma.gov.
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