Ground Report

 

 

 

UPDATES: NDCC report information:

 

Meanwhile power is still out in several areas; the largest distribution network in the Philippines, the Manila electric company says they hope to restore power by Sunday evening to areas in or near capitol region affected. 

Flooded Areas Per NDCC

Laguna

· Overflow of Sta. Cruz River submerged 85% of Sta. Cruz town. 6 ft. at

Brgy San Pablo Norte; waist-deep at Brgys Santisima Cruz and San

Pablo Sur; leg-deep at Brgy Inang-Awa

· Bay (waist-deep): Brgys Tagumpay, San Antonio, Kabaritan, Sto.

Domingo and Maitim

· Calamba (waist-deep): Brgys Palingon, Lingga and Sanpiruhan

· Los Baños (knee-deep): Brgys Bayog, Mayondon, Tadlak, Malinta,

Bambang and Baybayin

· Mabitac (knee-deep): Brgys Sinagtala, Libis, Lambac, Bayanihan,

Pag-asa, Masikap, Lubong, San Antonio and Nangoma

· Pagsanjan: 5 ft. at Brgy Sampalukan

· Sta. Rosa (knee-deep): Brgys Aplaya, Kaingin and Sinalhan

– Rizal

· Waist-deep in the municipalities of Jalajala, Pililla, Tanay, Morong,

Cardona, Binangonan, Taytay and Cainta

c. Camarines Norte: parts of Brgys Rizal and San Lorenzo in Sta. Elena town

NCR

– Navotas:

1. Brgy Tanza: Camia, Jasmin, Ilang-ilang streets – knee-level

2. Brgy Daanghari: along M. Naval St., Linchangco to Bangculasi,

flooded but passable

– Pasig City: 10 to 7-inch deep flooding in Brgys Santolan & Kalawaan

– Taguig: Knee-deep flooding in Brgys Bagumbayan, Lower Bicutan &

Ibayo-Tipas

Status of Roads & Bridges:

a. Region IV-A

– Laguna:

· Olla Bridge near Grotto, and bridge at the boundary of Magdalena and

Majayjay collapsed

· Road going from Lumban to Sta. Maria and Pangil not passable due

to flood

· National Road from Brgys Pansol, Bucal to Halang, Calamba not

passable to light vehicles

· Roads in Pagsanjan, Mabitac and Famy underwater; not passable to

light vehicles

– Batangas

· Bridge of Promise connecting Gulod labor and Kumintang Ibaba of

Batangas City collapsed due to strong flood currents

– Quezon

· Brgy. Maligaya (Atimonan) road not passable due to overflowed river

b. Region V

– Camarines Norte: Road sections were blocked by fallen trees and electric

poles in Paracale, Labo, Vinzons, Basud; and by a landslide in Sitio

Paraiso, Brgy Bulala, Santa Elena (not passable); clearing operations by

AFP, DPWH, CANORECO and the Sta. Elena Municipal Police on-going

– Camarines Sur: Fallen trees blocking Maharlika Highway at Brgy Busac,

Libmanan

Power outages and areas with communication problems:

Power & Communication

a. Region IV-A

– 23 out of 60 MERALCO circuits reenergized

– Laguna

· No power in Calamba, Famy, Mabitac, Lumban, Paete, Pakil, Pangil,

Luisiana, Majayjay, Cavinti, Calamba and Sta. Cruz

– Quezon

· No power in Gen. Nakar, Alabat Island, Real and Infanta

– Rizal

· No power in Morong, Baras and Talim Island

b. Region V

– Province-wide power interruption: Camarines Norte

– Cell site outage: Jose Panganiban & Sta. Elena, Camarines Norte

c. NCR

– Power outage at Brgys Urdaneta & Olympia, Makati City; Brgy Milagrosa,

Quezon City; and, Brgy Rincon, Valenzuela City due to damage to power lines and transformers

ACTION TAKEN IN RESPONSE PER NDCC 6PM report:

A. NATIONAL

National Defense Secretary and Chairman, NDCC Gilbert C. Teodoro, Jr., along with

NDCC officials, visited the municipalities of Victoria and Sta. Cruz, Laguna; consulted

with local officials thereat and conducted an ocular survey of a damaged bridge and

flooded residences

National, Regional and local DCCs continue to monitor developments and

disseminate advisories and bulletins

B. REGIONAL

a. NCR

– NCRCOM conducted Libreng Sakay, evacuation and water level

monitoring in the area of Pasig City

– Elements of BFP facilitated the evacuation of a total of 646 families in

Tondo, Manila; Pateros and Taguig

b. IV-A

– 1st Battalion, PA, PNP, 202nd Brigade and BFP IV-A assets were on

massive rescue operations in Laguna

c. IV-B

– On 24/7 alert: PDCC PDRT Oriental Mindoro; PDCC PSD Calapan City

– MDCC Lubang readied 13 elementary and 3 high schools which can

accommodate around 5,000 evacuees

– RDCC IV-B set up command post at OCD RC IV-B

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d. V

– PDCC Camarines Sur distributed family packs in the coastal barangays of

Cabusao, Siruma, Tinambac, Sangay, Garchitorena, Caramoan and

Presentacion

– OCD V coordinated with PDCC Catanduanes re passenger bus stranded

at Kanlanka Spillway due to strong current of floodwater; no reported

casualty; rescue operations will be done utilizing equipment from

FICELCO

– OCD V coordinated with PNP Libmanan , 902nd IBde PA, DPWH re trees

that fell along Maharlika Highway that resulted to heavy traffic between

Labo and Daet , Camarines Norte and Brgy Busac, Libmanan, Camarines

Sur; DPWH clearing operations on-going

Earlier report during storm:

NDCC SAR/Evacuations:

SAR/Evacuation

NCR

In Brgy Cupang, Muntinlupa, one (1) shanty located along the creek with occupants, was swept away by the current. BFP was able to rescue the two (2) children and presently conducting SAR for the missing father (body of father recovered children still missing)

Region IV-A

Calauag Rescue Group rescued twenty (20) fishermen at Brgy Tinigiban, Calauag, Quezon

OCD IV-A asked assistance to PNP rescue 5 people on board a barge in Brgy Cuyab, San Pedro, Laguna

Calamba CDCC established a Command Center at Multi-Purpose Hall, City

Hall,Calamba City and conducted force evacuation of 200 families in Brgy. Lingga

Laguna PPOs established a staging area in Sta. Cruz, Siniloan and Los Baños

Rizal PDCC established 3 Command Posts in Baras, Taytay and San Mateo

Casualties:
DEAD – 10
– Sarah Mae Vargas and Rodrigo Rodriguez, Camarines Norte;
Hypothermia
– Louie Alano, Catanduanes; Hypothermia
– Flora Estacion, Camarines Norte; Drowning
– Tirso Ramos, Cavite; fell from roof
– Edsel Laviña and Roderico Cabardo, Laguna; drowned
– Marge Taiño and Julieta Zagure, Laguna; pinned under collapsed wall
– Edwin Capayas, Quezon; drowned
INJURED – 2
– Maricel Dela Rosa, Catanduanes; hit by a tree trunk
– Malou Soriano, Batangas City; hurt in the collapse of the Bridge of
Promise
MISSING – 4
– Anthony Espidido, Brgy Ilaya, San Roque, Liliw, Laguna
(flashflood/landslide)
– Romulo Soriano and Nicholo Soriano, Batangas City; missing in the
collapse of the Bridge of Promise
– Victoria Delmoro, Quezon, carried away in strong flood current

 

 

 Earlier report:  

Santi, as the storm was named in the Philippine area of responsibility has weakened into a tropical storm 

Now a tropical storm, but expected to increase in power anew, Mirimae, is moving towards Vietnam and expected to make landfall there in 24 hours per the US Navy & Airforce JTWC 

(Joint Typhoon Warning Center)  

 

The Typhoon’s eye is over the south China Sea Saturday early evening and is moving fast towards the west at 20kph.