2 evacuees die from illness in N. Samar ahead of Ruby

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2 evacuees die from illness in N. Samar ahead of Ruby
Nearly 200,000 people have evacuated while hundreds of passengers and vehicles were stranded in Eastern Visayas as of 6pm on Saturday or two hours before the typhoon makes landfall

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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