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A resident holds his umbrella firmly amid the strong wind while others stand alongside their wooden boats along the coastal area of Legaspi city, Albay province, south of Manila, on October 25, 2020, before that Quinta makes landfall. Charisma SAYAT / AFP
MANILA, Philippines – Search operations for the 12 missing fishermen in the Philippines began on Monday when Typhoon Quinta (international name: Molave) swept through the archipelago, flooded low-lying areas and forced thousands of people to take refuge in emergency shelters.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Monday that fishermen disappeared in Brgy. Pananogan, Bato; Cagdarao, Panganiban, District 3 and Gigmoto in Catanduanes. The Philippine Coast Guard was leading the rescue operations.
So far no deaths have been recorded.
However, at least two people were injured after a tree fell due to strong winds in the eastern Mindoro province, its governor told local broadcaster Teleradyo.
According to the latest monitoring report, Typhoon Quinta has affected 2,823 families in the Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol and Cordillera regions.
A total of 1,493 families were staying at 68 evacuation centers, while 968 families chose to stay with friends or family, the NDRRMC said.
Government agencies have allocated P890 million in reserve funds for relief operations.
With maximum sustained winds of 130 kilometers (80 miles) per hour, Typhoon Quinta made landfall Sunday at the southern tip of the main island of Luzon before moving west across the country.
Villages and farmland in the path of the typhoon were flooded as strong winds knocked down trees and utility poles.
Rescue teams were also searching for a missing person after his boat was submerged in Batangas province, south of Manila. Seven other crew members were rescued.
Quinta is forecast to begin moving through the Western Philippine Sea on Monday. With reports from Agence France-Presse
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