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EASTERN SAMAR, Philippines — Dolores is a third class municipality, located roughly 66 kilometers north of Eastern Samar’s capital of Borongan. Like other municipalities of the province, it is a coastal town facing the Pacific Ocean. It has a population of around 38,000 in at least 46 barangays. As the “food basket” of Eastern Samar, many of its people rely on fishing and agriculture as their source of income.
Last year, at least 3 barangays of Dolores were devastated in the wake of Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), with a hundred families losing their homes and livelihood. Yolanda was the world’s strongest typhoon to make landfall.
Interior Secretary Manuel “Mar” Roxas II announced on Saturday afternoon, December 6, that Typhoon Ruby (Hagupit) will make its first landfall in Dolores at 8pm of the same day. Ruby is the most powerful storm to hit the disaster-weary Philippines this year.
– All photos by Ken Lagarde/Rappler.com
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