OCD: Over 30K individuals affected by #MarcePH

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00:00The Office of Civil Defense, or OCD, reported that over 30,000 individuals have been affected

00:06by Typhoon Marseille.

00:08OCD Undersecretary Ariel Nipamoseno explained the recovery efforts have extended from the

00:13previous typhoons Christine and Lyon.

00:16As of the latest data, 17,019 individuals, or 2,059 families, are currently in evacuation

00:23centers in Regions 1, 2, and the Cordillera Administrative Region, or CAR.

00:29Meanwhile, 10,792 families, equivalent to 32,138 individuals, have been recorded as

00:36severely affected in these regions.

00:39The most recent update received by the OCD shows five bridges in Region 2 are not accessible

00:45and eight road sections across Regions 1, 2, and CAR are closed.

00:49There have also been reports of landslides in Cagayan and Ilocos Norte.

00:54A seawall in Pagodbud collapsed due to the impact of Typhoon Marseille.

00:58Fourteen local government units, or LGUs, have also reported power interruptions in

01:03Regions 1, 2, and CAR.

01:05According to Nipamoseno, while they wait for the final field reports, he assured that necessary

01:10aid has been prepositioned in compliance with the directives of President Ferdinand R. Marcus

01:15Jr., including clean water, food packs from DSWD, and non-food items, such as hygiene

01:21and medical kits, from the DOH.

01:23In their initial report, they have distributed 187,875 family food packs and expect this

01:30number to increase.

01:31In addition, the OCD also confirmed that assets from the Philippine Coast Guard and the Philippine

01:54National Police, such as generator sets, have been deployed to affected areas like Ilocos.

01:59Under the leadership of Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr., a call was made to LGUs

02:05for immediate pre-emptive evacuations to avoid casualties due to the storm's impact.

02:10The OCD, in partnership with the DILG, also called for the use of geo-hazard maps to improve

02:16the relocation efforts for communities frequently affected by disasters.

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