Iloilo City Updates on Super Typhoon Yolanda

World’s monstrous typhoon entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility was raised over 20 areas, including Negros Occidental and Iloilo City last Friday November 8, 2013.

Super typhoon Yolanda, considered as the strongest typhoon to have hit the planet this year, displacing thousands of families and destroying houses.

Heavy rains and powerful winds caused power interruptions and electronic communications failure, hampering the collection of reports from various local government units to disaster management centers and news media in Iloilo City.

PDRRMC said, 5,686 families all over the province have been evacuated.

The most affected area in Iloilo City was the town of Concepcion, to where Yolanda made a fifth landfall packing winds at 215 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center, with gustiness of up to 250 kph after p(–foul word(s) removed–)ing through Guiuan, Eastern Samar; Tolosa, Leyte; and Daanbantayan, Cebu.

PDRRMC added, a total of 1,526 have been evacuated in the 5th District 1,200 in Carles, 272 in Concepcion and 54 in Lemery.

Provincial Administrator Raul Banias said, ninety percent of the 270 houses in Brgy. Malangabang, Concepcion were destroyed.

According to Vice Gov. Raul Tupas, two bridges in the town were also imp(–foul word(s) removed–)able the Suage and the Manapa bridges.

In Miag-ao, the number of families affected by the super typhoon reached 600; Mina, 419 families; Alimodian, 292; Zarraga, 239; Dueñas, 143; P(–foul word(s) removed–)i City, 198; and Guimbal, 110.

In Janiuay, a landslide destroyed two cl(–foul word(s) removed–)room buildings in Brgy. Aglubong and 105 houses.

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Janiuay’s Municipal DRRMC has not reported any casualty as of press time yesterday, but the town was placed under a state of calamity.

Meanwhile, the Iloilo City government ordered the forced evacuation of residents in coastal barangays under imminent danger.

But the City Social Welfare and Development Office was yet to come up with the number of evacuees in various evacuation centers in the metro.

“Yolanda’s” strong winds either destroyed or rendered roofless several houses in the city, particularly in coastal villages, and toppled down trees and electric posts of the Panay Electric Co.

3 thoughts on “Iloilo City Updates on Super Typhoon Yolanda”

  1. Just wondering if anyone can tell me if there is electricity, food and water in Lloilo City. Will send my girlfriend there if there is. She has no food, water, electricity and limited communications.
    Thank you

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