00:00First in our news, the government continues to fight against the typhoons that hit Marseille in the province of Cagayan.
00:07Various units of the government have also mobilized to carry out clearing operations.
00:12This is the national news of Dina Villacampa.
00:15Up to 34 towns and villages in the province of Cagayan
00:21have been evacuated from 257 barangays
00:26that are susceptible to landslides, flash floods and storm surge
00:30where up to 12,578 families were evacuated
00:34with 33,185 people.
00:38These people are in evacuation centers
00:40and their needs are being met by LJUs and DSWDs.
00:45This is a good sign that the residents of those places have been evacuated
00:49because of the strong winds and rains caused by the typhoon Marseille.
00:53Because of the strong winds and rains caused by the typhoon Marseille
00:56in the coastal municipalities of Cagayan
00:58where up to signal number 4 of wind was expected
01:01this is what the residents of those places experienced.
01:04The roofs were blown off, houses were destroyed,
01:07windows were broken, trees fell and floods occurred.
01:11This is now the center of the operation of the response cluster
01:14of the Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council of the Region, Province and LJU
01:19on clearing operations, rescue and relief operations.
01:23According to PDRRMO Head Rueli Rapsing
01:26the engineering fleet or heavy equipment of the provincial government, LJU
01:31and DPWH has been deployed to carry out clearing operations.
01:35If the damage caused by the typhoon is what he will talk about,
01:37this area is very wide.
01:39As of now, they cannot send the evacuated families home
01:43because the bad weather and landslides and flash floods are not yet over.
01:49We are doing clearing operations so far.
01:52As to damages, we are still waiting for the official report from the MDR.
01:57There are pictures showing that we have to wait for the report of the MDR.
02:03It's very big and wide, ma'am.
02:05The entire coastal municipality was affected by the typhoon,
02:09along the Pabuyan Channel.
02:12Many houses were damaged.
02:15According to DSWD,
02:17more than 10,000 family food packs are being delivered to coastal towns in the province
02:22where the typhoon hit.
02:24They are also preparing additional 50,000 relief goods for the victims of the typhoon.
02:30Reporting from Radyo Pilipinas, Sugui Garau, Dina Tudau Villa Campa, Balitang Pambansa.
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