Relief workers rush aid to ‘Juan’ victims; foreign donations pour in
By Mario J. Mallari and Michaela P. del Callar 10/21/2010Super typhoon “Juan” inched away from the country yesterday after killing 15 persons as relief workers scrambled to deliver aid to remote towns that were devastated by the typhoon.
Latest reports from the Camp Aguinaldo-based National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said of the 15 fatalities, seven came from Pangasinan, and one each from the provinces of Ilocos Sur, also in Region 1; Cagayan in Region 2; Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Zambales in Region 3; Kalinga, Benguet and Baguio City in Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).
The NDRRMC also reported that a total of 63,437 families composed of 332,299 persons were affected by the onslaught of Juan which battered Regions 1, 2 and CAR with strong winds and heavy rains since Monday.
Gov. Faustino Dy of the hardest-hit province of Isabela said residents in three coastal towns had suffered massive damage to their homes and were left with limited food supplies after huge waves washed away roads.
“Their food supply is only up to Sunday. But going there is very difficult. There is no road to reach them,” Dy told reporters in Cauayan, the closest city to the worst-hit towns.
Regional Social Welfare chief Arnel Garcia said the government planned to send food and tents to the affected towns of Maconacon, Palanan and Divilacan but that both air and sea travel were dangerous.
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Source: The Daily Tribune
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