Christmas blues: 1 million individuals still in temporary shelters one week since ‘Paeng'
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- 04 Nov 2022
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A week since Severe Tropical Storm “Paeng” hit the country, the Christmas season would be a little lonelier for more than one million individuals who are still yet to return to their homes and relying on relief assistance being offered by the national and local government.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said that out of 4,124,267 Paeng-affected individuals nationwide, a total of 1,034,250 individuals were still staying in and outside evacuation centers as of Friday, Nov. 4.
Of this, 123,024 individuals were in 1,186 evacuation centers across 17 regions while 911,226 individuals were staying outside evacuation centers, which means that they were living with their relatives or friends for the meantime.
The death toll increased to 154 as four new fatalities were reported to the NDRRMC. Out of the number, 101 deaths have been confirmed while 53 others are still being validated.
The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) had the most number of fatalities with 63; followed by Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon or Region 4A) and Western Visayas (Region 6) with 33 each; Eastern Visayas (Region 8) with five; Zamboanga Peninsula (Region 9) and SOCCSKSARGEN (South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, General Santos City or Region 12) with four apiece;
MIMAROPA (Occidental and Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan or Region 4B) with three; Cagayan Valley (Region 2), Central Luzon (Region 3), Bicol Region (Region 5), and Central Visayas (Region 7) with two each; and Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) with one death.
In BARMM, the Bangsamoro government said the Office of the Chief Minister distributed 3,500 sacks of 10-kilo rice to storm-affected residents in the towns of General Salipada K. Pendatun (GSKP) and Talayan in Maguindanao del Sur last Nov. 2.
“We thank our leaders for the swift and immediate response. This will be a big help for us who are affected by the storm,” 34-year-old Bilma Mala, a resident of GSKP, was quoted as saying by the Bangsamoro government. Read More…
