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AKLAN, Philippines (UPDATED) – Aklan declared a state of calamity Monday morning, December 8, enabling it to utilize calamity funds in the wake of Typhoon Ruby (international name: Hagupit).
The provincial board, led by Vice Governor Billy Quimpo, approved the resolution granting Governor Florencio Miraflores the authority to release calamity funds to local government units (LGUs) for relief and rehabilitation operations in affected areas.
“Since 5 pm yesterday (Sunday), LGUs have requested the province for augmentation and additional support because they have already utilized their calamity funds during preemptive and forced evacuations,” said provincial disaster management chief Galo Ibardolaza.
As of 6 am Monday, 15, 231 families and 184 barangays were affected by Ruby, according to reports prepared by Ibardolaza and regional social welfare worker Evangelina Gallega.
A total of 113 barangays (villages) in Aklan are expected to be affected by flood if heavy rain shower continued in Libacao town.
There were no casualties, but a few cases of injuries were reported, including a vehicular accident due to slippery road, electrocution, and head injury due to a fall from a ceiling.
The local government was still determining Ruby’s damage to agriculture and infrastructure.
Pre-positioned relief goods had been sent by the regional office of the Department of Social Welfare and Development to its distribution centers.
As the province suffered the effects of Ruby, power supply was cut off in several areas in the capital town of Kalibo and some parts of the province..
Domestic and international flights from and to Kalibo International Airport were also cancelled and will resume on Tuesday, December 9, if weather permits.
Governor Miraflores declared that classes for Monday, December 8, are suspended in all levels both in public and private schools. (Class suspensions: Monday, December 8) – Rappler.com
(The writer is a volunteer for the Typhoon Ruby/Hagupit Story Hub Visayas, a citizen journalism portal created by veteran journalists, student writers, mobile journalists, and photographers based in Iloilo City. It is an offshoot of the Typhoon Yolanda Story Hub Visayas they formed in 2013 to deliver reports from across the Panay Island.)
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