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MANILA, Philippines – Two persons died in evacuation centers in Northern Samar ahead of Typhoon Ruby (international name: Hagupit), the military’s Samar-based 8th Infantry Division (ID) said on Saturday, December 6.
One died due to cardiac arrest while another died due to an undetermined illness, according to Colonel Erwin Alea, spokesperson of the 8th ID
The incidents happened in the towns of San Jose and Mapanas, respectively. Ruby was forecast to make landfall in the neighboring province of Eastern Samar, in the town of Dolores, between 8 and 10 pm Saturday.
As of 6pm Saturday – two hours before the typhoon’s expected landfall – nearly 200,000 people had evacuated while hundreds of passengers and vehicles were stranded in Eastern Visayas.
All roads remained passable but flights had been suspended.
Below is the status of evacuees and stranded passengers and vehicles as of 6pm, December 6, according to the 8th ID.
PROVINCE |
FAMILIES |
INDIVIDUALS |
NSAMAR |
5,763 |
28,816 |
ESAMAR |
8,260 |
41,300 |
SAMAR |
25,845 |
126,322 |
LEYTE |
359 |
1,795 |
SLEYTE |
|
|
BILIRAN |
|
|
TOTAL |
25,845 |
198,233 |
AIRPORT/SEAPORT |
LOCATION |
NR OF STRANDED PASSENGERS |
NR OF STRANDED VEHICLES |
SAN RICARDO PORT |
SAN RICARDO, LEYTE |
244 |
73 |
LILOAN PORT |
LILOAN, LEYTE |
230 |
37 |
ALLEN PORT |
ALLEN, NSAMAR |
300 |
100 |
DEPLOYED 8TH INF DIV PERSONNEL WITH EQUIPMENT |
1,700 |
DEPLOYABLE FORCES |
1,200 |
– Carmela Fonbuena/Rappler.com
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