TACLOBAN CITY – At least 837 families, consisting of 3,189 individuals in Eastern Visayas, were evacuated as they faced the threat of Typhoon Bising on Sunday.
In Northern Samar, 491 families comprising 1,727 persons living in coastal villages in the towns of Mapanas, Lapinig, Gamay, Mondragon, and Catarman were transferred to evacuation centers, said Rei Josiah Echano, provincial disaster risk reduction management officer.
Northern Samar Gov. Edwin Ongchuan on Saturday ordered a force preemptive evacuation for those residing in areas prone to floods and landslides.
Echano said at least 883 passengers were also stranded at the three ports in Allen town: 296 at Balwharteco; 334 a…
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