Typhoon 'Emong'

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Typhoon Emong's damage placed at P147.46 million

05/09/2009 | 10:41 AM

MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Emong caused P147.461 million in damage in several northern provinces, the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NCDCC) said Saturday, citing preliminary field reports.

Based on various media and police reports, Emong’s death toll as of Friday night totaled 27, but the NDCC on Saturday said only 22 have been confirmed so far.

In its report dated 6 a.m. Saturday, the NDCC also said some 13,507 families or 64,367 people in 235 villages in 30 towns and five cities in 10 provinces were affected.

Of those affected, 1,395 families or 6,302 people were brought to 43 evacuation centers.

The fatalities confirmed by the NDCC included 12 from the Cordillera region, seven from Ilocos region, one from Cagayan Valley, and two from Central Luzon.

It identified them as Benedicto Fortes, 23 (Tubao, La Union, hit by flying GI sheet); John Nerie Aspa, 3, Bernardo Carasco, Rodolfo Ribudan, Ungria, and John Garci (Pangasinan, drowning); Veronica Viray dela Cruz, 84 (Lingayen, Pangasinan, head trauma);

Marlyn Lopez, 45 (Sta. Fe, Nueva Vizcaya, drowning); Asley Mosalina, 4 (Bagong Silang, Balanga, Bataan, drowning); Jeremy Ambalisa, 53 (Sta. Cruz, Zambales, heart attack);

Ayra Grace Daang, 15; Marife Daan, 13; Vency Mae Daang, Olivia Guay, Rosita Tinol, Mr. Tinol, Mr. Guay, Mercy Guay (Ifugao, landslide); Marcos Ofo-ob and unidentified companion (Ifugao, landslide victim in Elf truck); Samuel Daang, 23, and Mary Bulahao, 76 (landslide).

At least nine were reported injured, eight of them from Cordillera and one from Ilocos. These included Armante Hemarangan, 29 (La Union, electrocution), and Valentine Daang, Daisy Daang, Cheche Marcelo, Antonio Guay, Polahon Tinol, Charles Tinol, Balong Guay, Lola Goring (Kiangan, Ifugao, landslide).

At least seven remained missing, including one from Cordillera, three from Cagayan Valley, and three from Ilocos.

The NDCC said the P147.461 in damages included P4.413 million in damage to transmission lines, P4.3 million to roads and bridges, and P138.747 million to agriculture.

Some 2,811 houses were destroyed while 4,608 were damaged.

Bagabag-Ifugao Road remained impassable to all vehicles.

As of 3 a.m. Saturday, the NDCC said power was 88.19 percent restored in the Bauang-San Fernando 69-KV line in La Union; 62.15 percent restored in the Bauang-Naguilian-Burgos 69-KV line; and 15.24 percent restored in Labrador-Bani 69-KV line in Labrador, Pangasinan.

Emong, which entered the Philippine area of responsibility on Wednesday from the South China Sea, slammed into Pangasinan province Thursday night with maximum center winds of 150 kilometers per hour.

It then swept northeastward overnight Thursday across the Cordillera mountain ranges, weakening gradually as it exited into the Philippines Sea via Cagayan province on Friday.

A 5 a.m. of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) on Saturday said that as of 2 a.m., Emong weakened further into a tropical depression with maximum sustained winds of 55 kph, and was estimated at 620 km east of northern Luzon. - GMANews.TV

reduce to 55kph winds na lang si Emong

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Ang init......pero at least kahapon ng hapon umulan kahit sandali