Close to 1.2M residents evacuate as Uwan lashes Luzon

MANILA, November 10 ------ Preemptive evacuations continue as Super Typhoon Uwan (international name Fung-wong) lashes Luzon and nearby islands, with the total number of evacuated families now reaching 344,413, or 1,179,086 individuals.

The figure was recorded as of 4:16 p.m. Sunday, according to Office of Civil Defense (OCD) deputy administrator for administration Assistant Secretary Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV during an online press briefing. The evacuees came from Regions 1 (Ilocos), 2 (Cagayan Valley), 3 (Central Luzon), 4-A (Calabarzon), National Capital Region, Region 5 (Bicol), Region 6 (Western Visayas), Region 7 (Central Visayas), Region 8 (Eastern Visayas), and the Negros Island Region.

Alejandro also reported that Region 5 has recorded one casualty allegedly linked to the typhoon, which is still under validation. Meanwhile, all provinces in the Bicol Region except Sorsogon have experienced power outages as of 3 p.m., and intermittent telecommunication signals are affecting the region.

Source: pna.gov.ph